Year: 2019

Autumn has finally arrived. The hot and humid weather has given way to a crisper clime and we are loving it. But autumn is not a time for blossoms or flowers. Do our bees have enough nectar and pollen? I need not worry. We have two enormous lilly pilly trees by the house. Their time…

Discoveries with Dougall reveal nothing today other than the white tip of his tail which has now become my joy dar. On a hot and sticky day, right in the middle of the day, when I know fewer people will be about I take D and head out. He bounds down the hill, disturbs a…

Was like many others, but unless I record how much I saw, it is likely I will not remember it. So in this past week, apart from my usual lorikeets, cockatoos and grey butcher birds I came across some scaly lorikeets – beautiful flashes of lime green in the eucalyptus forest nearby.The pink galahs had…

On today’s walk some outstanding trees – A grey gum, Eucalyptus Propinqua, blushing as its very orange trunk is exposed. A gum tree undressing Another gum with patterned bark  Coco Palm Berries looking like a mop And Dougall discovering the joys of water 

I met Mandy down at the Coast and was drawn to her work, which can only be described as cosy, squishy, snuggly, veggies in different colours and shapes. Here they are – can you tell what is different about these veggies ? Yup you guessed it – these veggies are all hand knitted. This is…

As I walked down the expansive and wonderful Kirra beach, near NSW,  I stepped on a BEE. What it was doing there I will never know. Not even a sting could take away the joy of being by the ocean and enjoying the sea breeze. So for today’s blog a lovely collection of treasures, including…

Electricity boxes you have ever seen ! Brisbane is full of Electricity Boxes and people fight over who is going to make them beautiful. Books have been produced of all the boxes and their designs which are of course ever changing. In the years I have lived here I have photographed many. They are original…

I have decided that this will be a new chapter in the blog – when I take Dougall out for a walk, we always discover something new. Today’s offering the unbelievably purply blue fronds of the hoop pine fallen to the ground. And here they are in Pink on the tree. 

Just a quick update on the Bee Hive – we found the Queen Bee this weekend and the brood is growing nicely. I bought my daughter in law a dress from https://silklaundry.com.au  for Xmas and I am delighted to read all about their exciting new BEE initiative. For more information click on the link.  https://theweekendedition.com.au/gentlefolk/silk-laundry-limited-edition-charity-bee-slip/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=headlines

So when you look you find – over 600 complaints on these cards on a Consumer Site.I have lodged an inquiry with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.I am currently looking at where I can complain about it to VISA – maybe they conveniently don’t have a complaints section. Here is a smorgasbord of complaints…