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Dougie
Jan 30 min read
And the technical term is ... warm.
30 plus degrees outside. A tad warmer inside. I waited because discretion is the better part of ... being a numptie.
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Dougie
Jan 21 min read
Not the deadliest of nightshades by any measure ...
Solanum nigrum, Solanum americanum ... to be all Latin and botanical about it.
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Dougie
Jan 1, 20240 min read
Happy New Year
Canberra cancels the Midnight fireworks. We have our own. At home.
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Dougie
Dec 31, 20231 min read
Traditional Hogmanay Homemade Laksa
The final meal of 2024. At home with Spike Deane.
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Dougie
Dec 30, 20230 min read
Living the dream ... or what?
Spike Deane has a new coffee machine. And a surprisingly stylish $3 mug from K-Mart. Living the dream or what?
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Dougie
Dec 28, 20231 min read
In Spike's garden after days of heavy rain
I worked from home today. Spike drew my attention to these small plants. Like monochrome cocktail umbrellas.
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Dougie
Nov 10, 20232 min read
Here we go again
Traveling on Australia's 20th Century train service between the nation's capital and Sydney then on to Glasgow with Spike Deane
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Dougie
Oct 7, 20231 min read
In the quiet of the morning
As Milton wrote, "They also serve who only stand and wait." Does that apply to cats?
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Dougie
Oct 2, 20230 min read
Summer beckons
Spike and Thistle The Cat enjoying the dappled shade in Spike Deane's garden.
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Dougie
Oct 1, 20231 min read
In search of the right bower
This is a new visitor. One of three female satin bower birds pausing for a drink.
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Dougie
Sep 30, 20231 min read
A long hot summer?
We are told to expect a long, hot summer. Already I cannot remember the last time it rained. This may be as green as it gets.
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Dougie
Sep 30, 20231 min read
Apple blossom time
Thistle The Cat inspects the apple tree blooming in Spike Deane's garden.
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Dougie
Sep 25, 20230 min read
Sunday brunch. Chez Spike Deane
Warmth returns to the Canberra morning. Brunch outdoors.
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Dougie
Sep 17, 20232 min read
Craig asked. I answered.
I go through the world as I am. For better or worse (and I have plenty of both to call on). Not really my jam (as Craig noted).
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Dougie
Jun 20, 20231 min read
My life in the 'tropics'...
The dubious joys of a Canberra winter.
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Dougie
May 31, 20231 min read
In praise of the keyboard at Twitter
A poem (not very good). Because you could not make up this stuff.
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Dougie
May 27, 20231 min read
If a tree falls but not in a forest ...
The answer is not always blowing in the wind. Sometimes it's just a storm.
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Dougie
Apr 27, 20231 min read
In celebration of a good life
To honour the memory of Sue Salthouse, advocate, leader and mentor to many people.
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Dougie
Apr 23, 20230 min read
Lucky man ...
Cuppa tea and some (IKEA) biscuits with Spike Deane. Nuff said.
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