Author Archives: Kathie

Silence – not what it used to be

Everything was sailing along nicely till the past week. Graham and I have settled into our new surroundings and love our home and garden.  He’s been on holidays and enjoying just being at home and being able to go off … Continue reading

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Australia and its floods

I want to say thank you to all those who have been contacting me from interstate and overseas, concerned for our welfare, and that of our daughters. We are all safe and not in flood’s way, thankfully.  I know that … Continue reading

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Update on my garden

Well, my tomatoes are growing and changing colour.  woo hoo!  I’ve staked one of the bushes with a small branch that’s fallen off a tree nearby. Hubby thinks he might have some stakes somewhere but since this is only a … Continue reading

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Happy New Year for 2011

Happy New Year to all my readers – even the spammers 🙂 who seem to delight in constantly targetting this blog. I hope that this new year will be a constructive one for you and will reap the kind of … Continue reading

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My gardening project

I’ve begun a vege patch in our vast garden. Just one small corner that needs a lot of clearing. We have broccoli and small tomatoes growing so far, planted a few weeks ago. Something’s been eating the broccoli so I … Continue reading

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Another year draws to a close…

Well, it’s been an interesting year.  We’ve settled into our new home and been here almost 14 months. We love it here. We feel like we’ve come home, after all this time.  The evenings are beautiful and Graham and I … Continue reading

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WordPress Themes for Christmas

Sometimes it’s just in the way you key the words.  I was looking for a Christmas WordPress theme for this blog and another blog I write. I love how easy it is to change the look of my blogs! I … Continue reading

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Drivers not getting the message

There was a story tonight on NineMSN’s ACA about young drivers not getting the message and in particular they were talking about the use of mobile phones. Actually I don’t think it’s just the young drivers as I see LOTS … Continue reading

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3 generational birthday

I don’t know how rare this is but I do believe it’s very special. Today, 1st December, is my husband Graham’s birthday. It’s also my son-in-law Ryan’s birthday. It’s also his son (our grandson) Oliver’s first birthday. Three generation of … Continue reading

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A Sunny Day

I sometimes wonder if anyone reads these posts but I get occasional comments from people some weeks later about something I’d written.  So I guess that’s good. Today is one of those beautiful Spring days in November.  Not cold, not … Continue reading

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