and just in case you missed it - my Dad, Roy Arnott, was on the honours list this morning. An OAM for services to military history preservation and veterans. Long overdue, well deserved ( Read more... )

Just bloody brilliant. That is all.

http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/dl-opinion/the-anti-mothers-day-gift-guide-20120510-1yevu.htmlRead more... )

LAST DAY!!

Jacqui youre safe to visit. Lachie trapped the spider for me but he forgot to take it outside so there it was in its Pyrex bowl on the bench staring at me when I got home last night
They are called Badge Huntsmen and they look like this : http://www.dpchallenge.com/

Although we are only 30 k from town, you sort of know you're not really in the city when you get up in the morning and look out the bedroom window to see the local girls walking their dogs via horseback. It's very rustic. I suppose considering I have a chicken tractor and several vegetable plots on the front lawn I shouldnt be surprised ( Read more... )

The fine print after a testimonial from a 'journalist' weight loss guinea pig sampling the 'new African Mango diet' and posting on a Facebook sidebar ad ( Read more... )

Why does hold music sound like a bad 70s porn soundtrack.

5. Drachenfutter

German - [DRACH-ern-FOOT-er] While this word literally means “dragon fodder,” it refers to a type of gift German husbands bestow on their wives “when they’ve stayed out late or they have otherwise engaged in some kind of inappropriate behavior” - gifts like chocolates or flowers or a nice bottle of perfume (Moore 27).

Well I

Wow, SJP isnt the most attractive of women at the best of times, but in interviews seems to be a very kind caring lady. However, after seeing photos of her arriving at Flemington, all I could see was the face of a woman who had spent hours on a plane and hadnt slept well. Poor love looks exhausted. Despite her very understated and elegant outfit, ( Read more... )