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…
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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…
Ad: Get your shot
I love a clever ad as anyone who has followed here for a while will know. This is another I have to share because I think it is funny and clever. It’s a UK ad promoting covid vaccinations, although it may not seem like it at first… Does it make you want to get your…
How not to name your kid
I heard this being discussed on the radio the other day. I was left rather horrified by it all, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised at anything people do these days. Apparently on an Aussie parenting website a discussion happened where people were talking about naming their kids. One mum disclosed the fact that,…
Pizza toppings
I always find the international differences on simple things fascinating. The most recent one I was thinking about was pizza. A thousand years ago I was in the US and went to a pizza place for dinner. I ordered my pizza along with the toppings I wanted, a fairly standard Supreme pizza by Aussie standards.…