There was an interesting article in the paper recently about a particular species of bird that can determine the gender of the eggs they have laid. They use this knowledge to ensure that the ‘chosen’ gender is hatched first, thus giving that hatchling a greater chance of survival as they receive more food. How astonishing,… Read more

I was ducking out to the supermarket, so packed the shopping bags and ‘other bits’ such as glasses and phone and set off. I noticed that the fuel level in the car was getting low – no problem, I would go to the service station on the way. Driving along on auto pilot, before I… Read more

Look at this lovely photo – one third of our linen cupboard has been tidied up. I have sorted, refolded, discarded, and rearranged. I am pleased with the result and wish I had taken a before snap. However, you can trust that it looked pretty horrible – too many things shoved in here and there,… Read more

There was a fantastic documentary on TV the other night about penguins. They are really delightful birds with many interesting qualities and characteristics. The way that each of the parents care for the chicks, both before and after they hatch, is heart-warming. Their commitment to their colony and their comical walk (which is in fact very energy efficient)… Read more

A friend emailed a recipe to me, but she only sent one of the two pages. When I asked for the other page she willingly obliged and sent it through via message – page 1 email, page 2 message 🙁. To prepare and cook, I was having to swap between my mailbox and message apps,… Read more

Last week I was driving to a destination I hadn’t been to before. I entered the address into our trusty car navigation system, it happily accepted the details and off I went. After a couple of kilometres, the screen froze and the audio disappeared. Grrr – by that time I kind of knew where I… Read more

A few months ago, I was given an indoor plant – it is potted in a most unusual way. The soil has been placed into a coconut fibre lining and has string laced decoratively all the way around it to hold it in shape. It looks fantastic and thus far seems incredibly happy, growing and… Read more

I was talking with one of my golfing friends who has just bought a new driver (biggest club in the bag). She is thrilled with it because it has ironed out her tendency to hit the ball to the right (technically known as slicing the ball, as well as other less printable terms). With her… Read more

We have a bit of a soil mound just outside our fence where we put garden and lawn clippings, dead leaves, and weeds that have been pulled out. Back in December I noticed that a pumpkin vine was growing and had a few flowers. Over time, one of the flowers was pollinated and, sure enough,… Read more

The Tuggeranong Parkway has varying speed limits. I was driving on a stretch that had a 90 km/h limit. And 90 (I’m fairly sure) is exactly how fast I was driving when I drove past a mobile speed camera. ‘Your speed has been checked’ displayed across the roof of the van and on either side… Read more