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Dougie
Oct 303 min read
Time for a change
I've made no plans which is simultaneously liberating and -- possibly -- the daftest-plan-ever in a long life of Dougie's daft plans.
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Dougie
Oct 191 min read
Looking for the fourth leaf
They grant us power to see the fairies ... allegedly.
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Dougie
Oct 121 min read
Saturday morning. Spike Deane's garden.
I resist the impulse to offer advice. I know my limits.
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Dougie
Sep 296 min read
Poetic Justice
Not long after you break your neck in three places (in a not-swimming-well-enough accident) people tend to ask a lot of questions.
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Dougie
Apr 11 min read
The law of ... a quiet suburban garden!
Thistle the Cat takes charge.
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Dougie
Jan 131 min read
Storm on a summer's day
Chance of a shower ... said the weather forecast.
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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 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
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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