This year I’m participating in the A to Z blogging challenge (my fifth time), which starts on April 1st. I didn’t participate last year (surprisingly not because of covid, but because I was away for the month before, leaving no prep time). I wasn’t sure if I would join in again this year, but inspiration…
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One piece of advice
In 2021 I’m answering a list of weekly journal questions. Read about it here. What is the one piece of advice you’d give a younger person?No-one is looking at you, or thinking about you… they’re too busy worrying about who is looking or thinking about them. In other words, there’s no need to be self-conscious.…
Two-way waterfall
Described by David Attenborough as “one of the greatest natural wonders of the world” this unusual natural phenomenon in Western Australia is a waterfall that falls in two directions. The aptly named Horizontal Waterfall is formed… when water pours horizontally through two narrow gorges, about 300 metres (980 ft) apart […] The falls occur after water…
Dead in 90 seconds
Australian scientists have developed a disinfectant that kills covid in 90 seconds. When I heard the news, I wasn’t sure what the big deal was, until I read the article and discovered that when you disinfect your hands with sanitiser, and use anti-bacterial wipes and sprays to clean high touch surfaces, it takes as long…
Ludo has arrived
At the end of last week The Hub and I made the epic trip to collect the new addition to our family (about 5 hours drive each way so it was a long day). Ludo is a delicious caramel bundle of pure joy. He’s 9.5 weeks old, weighs 1.7kg (3.7lb) and has won all of…