Today was Ludo’s first cafe experience. At least, it was supposed to be. What we hadn’t counted on was how busy the little cafe one suburb over from The Hub’s work would be! We couldn’t get an outdoor seat in either of their outdoor spaces. Instead we bought takeaway drinks and wandered around the green…
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Ancient Greeks coming
Living in the capital of Australia does bring with it some advantages. In particular, we are fortunate enough to have rather exciting exhibitions on our doorstep. In December this year an exhibition from the British Museum will be on display at the National Museum of Australia. the major exhibition is Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and…
I’m done
At the age of about 13 or 14 I started doing volunteer work. I volunteered regularly until about 18 years ago when my volunteering kicked into overdrive. Those last 18 years have seen me holding executive positions (often multiple at one time) and committing as many hours to volunteering as I was working (I sacrificed…
Soil Your Undies
It’s not often you’ll hear excitement about the most disgusting y-fronts, but a group of Aussie scientists have been very excited about the dirty, rotten y-fronts they’ve been sent in recent times. The “Soil Your Undies” research project is designed to assess the soil health around Australia. Apparently cotton y-fronts are the perfect medium to…
Cutting back
I’ve decided to cut back my posts to my original three times a week. Life is busy and it’s been a bit tricky getting time to do everything, so I need to find a few minutes extra time (actually, I’d love an extra day a week!). That’s not to say I won’t ramp it back…