Year: 2012

  • Indian Post continued

    For those of you who read the blog entry about Indian Post I have good news – a birthday card I posted last year for the 7th of January birthday has just arrived in time perhaps for Easter. It clearly does work at times.

  • The case of the missing mangoes and bananas

    On Wednesday around lunchtime I went into the kitchen to find a banana, except there werent any –  I walked outside and … This is the evidence And after some investigation these are the culprits And this is the police doggie who is clearly corrupted or got other pressing duties

  • A morning with Indian Post

    A friend asked me to post some sheets to him in France. He is a dear friend so I was keen to help and he seemed to think that it was do- able and relatively inexpensive. So I sent my driver off with the bundle to ask how much it would cost and how long it…

  • Living in Delhi

    Some of my friends are curious about my life here.On reflection perhaps that is a bit of a lie, most of them are not really interested, some are appalled  I live here,  but there is a small group who are engaged and curious and it is up to me to welcome them here when they visit,…

  • A fine balance

    Living in cities or anywhere in the world is always a compromise. Where you were brought up and your memories of that place  and what living environment is good for you is subjective and sometimes irrational. Often cities may have some elements of what is important to you but not all. One of the things…

  • Parliament House Ozzie style

    The Parliament Building in Brisbane An old drawing of the Parliament Building Parliament House was built at a time when the state had timber and sandstone and that was about it. It was started in the 1860s and built over a fairly long period of time as they kept running out of money but it has…

  • Mum knows best ?

    One of Australia’s richest women is a mum of four – but not all is well in this family and unfortunately an almighty bust up is taking place which is splashed all over australian papers. Mum – Gina Rinehart  thinks her kids arent up to taking over the management of a family trust set up by…

  • Brisbane Australia

    Living in India has many rewards and there is so much about it that I love- but I have to be honest- Leaving it from time to time is good too.Flying to Australia via Singapore gave me that escapist feeling of elation, comfort and eyes bigger than my stomach. So a couple of glasses of champagne and…

  • Holi Fun

  • Season of colours

    And it is upon us – almost overnight- the temperatures are soaring, 33C this week,  the sun is unfurling from its winter slumber and India celebrates the season of colours. With that of course the inevitable appearance of the mozzie brigade and more dust as the absence of water will last a lot longer.   So it is quite miraculous…