We’re doing our bit to share the sudden, ten year old, energy crisis. We’re turning the lights off to keep the lights on. We stumble around in the dark, with no heating, cold and frightened like old people should be. We had friends staying over the long weekend and in the dark I went to … Continue reading POWER TO THE PEOPLE
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FREE TO A GOOD HOME
We’re trying to get rid of Melissa but no-one wants her. She’s been living here for years. I’m sorry I haven’t mentioned her before. We even included two aeroplane neck braces in case someone wanted to sleep with her on a trip overseas. (Tickets not included.) No luck so far. Early on it looked promising. … Continue reading FREE TO A GOOD HOME
A GLASS HALF FULL
I’ve been gifted an almost perfect body. Thanks Mum and Dad. Tall, slim, broad shouldered, a reckless inexhaustible appetite, no weight gain no matter what, no hangover no matter how much wine, no medication, no illness, no worries. I know that’s probably annoying. It’s entirely genetics. I’m not boasting. I’ve never been a fitness fanatic … Continue reading A GLASS HALF FULL
DON’T CALL US WE’LL CALL YOU
Robinson is in such fractious dispute with Australia Post I run and hide every time one of their little white vans turns into our Road. Which is often. Sometimes I leave my half-eaten profiteroles abandoned on the bench seat out the front. I’m nervous that the driver is going to stab me just for living … Continue reading DON’T CALL US WE’LL CALL YOU
FEED YOUR HEAD
Previously… One minute later I got an email advising that my alcohol dependence hypnotherapy download had arrived. All I needed now was a quiet room and the rest of my life. I’d always thought the sunroom was a quiet room in our house. It has a leafy outlook and exudes calm. I told Robinson I … Continue reading FEED YOUR HEAD
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