Did you ever see The Lion King? I did. I wasn’t a fan – in fact, I was the boring guy in the tenth row going, “aw no way! Lions would never be friends with warthogs – they’d eat them!” I know, I know – it’s a charming fable (borrowing heavily from Hamlet) about fathers …
I know I promised philosophical insights and deep musings in this blog, but a man’s gotta eat. The amount he needs to eat goes up in direct proportion to the amount of work he’s doing – and I’m not just talking about physical work: even mental exertion burns a surprising amount of energy. Living the …
Back to painting the bathroom today – when you’re spending most of your waking hours on one task, there’s not much scope for getting out and encountering exciting blog subjects, so those planned posts about composting, beekeeping and the bond between man and dog will have to wait a little longer. Instead of ranging far …
Continue reading The agony and the ecstasy (bathroom edition)
We’re still chasing our tails to get the cottage in a liveable state. The veranda remains stacked with boxes, the garden is choked with weeds, and too many conversations start with “have you seen my . . .?” At these times, it’s important to drop everything and get out of the house to do something …
The days are getting shorter, it’s been raining since last night, and I’ve been indoors obsessing about achieving straight edges in that bathroom re-paint you’ve heard so much about. So gather round children while I recount to you a short history of Braidwood, the town we now call home. If you’re a Government employee based …
The problem with embarking on projects like painting bathrooms is that they persist long after you’ve blogged about them. It’s progressing nicely but any literary value has been wrung out of it and what remains is repetitious and dull. So while I get on with the sugar soap and paint, here are some photos of …
Today’s post was going to be about Daniela’s delicious Anzac biscuits but we ate them all before I could take a photo. Still, I’m doing a few jobs around the house at the moment – nothing too complicated, just painting the bathroom and sticking up a rather cheap and cheerful post box from Bunnings (these …
Going back a bit, I thought it may be useful to fill in why we've made the decision to move to Braidwood. Of course, in the background, COVID-19 is ultimately to blame: my work in Canberra came to an end. The 'deadly virus' wasn't mentioned and management had no complaints until revenues tanked and I …
So this is where I really take the plunge and launch a blog. As a lifelong writer, I think the only subjects that haven’t come under my pen are myself, my family and our life together. It’s always been a plan, but there was always an excuse to say “not now.” That said, something I’ve …
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