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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
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 23, 20230 min read
Lucky man ...
Cuppa tea and some (IKEA) biscuits with Spike Deane. Nuff said.
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Dougie
Apr 16, 20232 min read
Not all of life's an epic poem
The hero's journey ... Or not. And not quite Dante either. But, you know, IKEA on a Saturday?
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Dougie
Apr 13, 20231 min read
Birthday 'boy'
“Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks.” Marilyn Wann
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douglasherd5
Apr 7, 20230 min read
Good. Friday.
Pausing for a break from writing (not working).
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Dougie
Jan 22, 20233 min read
After what the thunder said ...
Thistle The Cat sleeps soundly. I was in the mood for the bleakness of 20th Century Modernism. Go figure.
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Dougie
Jan 8, 20231 min read
Suburbanites on Sunday
Sunday shopping in the suburban capital of the universe is not one of life's hardships.
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Dougie
Jan 3, 20230 min read
Home
Happiness is a cat whose human is home (and vice versa).
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Dougie
Jan 2, 20233 min read
Her Majesty awaits ...
New Year's resolution #1. Do not drive the car into a ditch.
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Dougie
Jan 1, 20231 min read
Happy New Year
New Year's Day. Dooralong, NSW. After the rain.
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Dougie
Dec 31, 20221 min read
Happy Hogmanay
Driving home to Spike's parents for New Year.
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Dougie
Dec 29, 20224 min read
So near and yet ... so very very far
Which matters most -- the journey or the destination? Actually, a skilled mechanic come auto-electrician is crucial to success.
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Dougie
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Everything's Coming Up Roses
Dougie 'wakes up' to smell the roses.
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Dougie
Nov 27, 20222 min read
Sometimes work must wait
Down time. Sunday in Spike Deane's garden. Work can wait. We'll shake some different tree tomorrow.
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Dougie
Jul 30, 20226 min read
Time to make lemonade?
I was born a city boy. And I have grown into a suburban adult, it would seem.
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Dougie
Jun 27, 20221 min read
Full Circle
We awoke a little late. I think we have a plausible excuse (see the preceding 55 hours). As I should have anticipated, there were no...
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Dougie
Jun 21, 20227 min read
North to Milano with a death-defying start
We bade farewell to Stephanie, the cats and the Trullo early. Joe drove us across the 'heel' to Taranto from where our train for Milano...
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