This is a moisturiser. This what I rub into my hands. It stands on the sink and after I've had my egg, toast and vegemite in the morning, I wash the plates and then rub some of this cream on my hands. This is a floor cleaner. This is what I rub into the floor. Doesn't … [Read more...] about Shiny hands
Awful pets
The Gastropod thing is getting worse. Imagine for a second, a common brown garden snail, and now imagine one of those more than 20 centimetres long.That's what's been found on the Gold Coast, not far from one of Queensland's most popular nature parks, and the discovery … [Read more...] about Awful pets
The Rise and Fall of the Plastic Bag
Have you noticed how hard it is to get a plastic bag these days? When I was a young nipper we lugged the groceries home in big wicker baskets that scoured your hip and cut through your arm to the bone. Then, thanks to the miracles of modern technology, we got plastic … [Read more...] about The Rise and Fall of the Plastic Bag
Park Pews for the People
My local Council unveiled their contribution to Australia Day this morning. A new bench in the Park. Pretty pathetic I thought, you can't help but compare the contributions of our great-grandfathers with their huge lumps of statuary on every corner. The old boys donated … [Read more...] about Park Pews for the People
The Good Luck Frog
My grandmother used to say 'A frog brings good luck to the house it enters.' This is possible, I started thinking about frogs and, lo and behold, a cheque I was waiting for arrived this morning. It worked! I had better keep this information to myself or the Council … [Read more...] about The Good Luck Frog
When you need an Umbrella
Well I'm certainly pleased to have a frog in my garden, she may keep the blasted gastropods from returning. Drop in and say hello to my tenant ribbiticus, (in the rent-my-blog over to the right there) it's her birthday. She didn't come down in the last showerPlenty of … [Read more...] about When you need an Umbrella