This is a new story in the line of "I had to walk 3 miles to school each day - barefoot in the snow - uphill both ways ..."  because I think after you tell that 400 times the kids kind of tune you out.  I could be wrong on this but I think that is what the eye rolling and fingers in their ears signify.  (more…

I have been accused of being neurotic and insane so why wouldn't we have insane wildlife around our house?  (more here... )

I woke up this morning in such a good mood.  I gave my hubby every opportunity to make the most of it.  (more here ... )

I thank Second Life for helping me to understand that virtual reality is not the only place where people can role play.  (more here...…

I love all the little birds that are around my window every day.  (more here ...)

I have a pet.  I am trying to adapt to life in Australia.  I think I suck at it.  (more here... )

I would last about 2 seconds being lost in the desert ... (more here ...)

Was I the only one who thought when Andy Williams was crooning "Moon River" that mooning a river was a bit of a waste?  (more here…

I don't know what the big whoop is about layering and wearing skirts over pants blah blah ....  (more here…

For some reason on this trip I was haunted by custard.  People seemed oblivious to the trauma of my childhood and took pleasure in tormenting me.  (more…

My grandmother was forever sending things away without giving me any warning.  Like she sent away my bunny jammies to my cousin and I was nowhere near ready to let them go ... I know I couldn't do all the buttons up anymore but I had a housecoat for crying out loud. I was not runnng around disturbing…

So I am about to take off travelling the world again, disconnecting from the electronic world pretty much and experiencing that quaint little place we call - the REAL World but I have noticed something ....  (more …

I told my brother I could read people's fortune and basically controlled his life with a deck of cards for years.  (more here ..)

I tried to set up the closing ceremonies in keeping with the original - Royal Family (check) Spice Girls (check) Old Has Beens Rock Stars (check) blatant blowing of one's own horn (ok I borrowed the horn) (check) and of course lots of smoke and mirrors, explosions, sparkly stuff and screaming.  (more …

Ojeras Tolsen owns SuPerBia and it appears a couple of designers contribute under that label.  For Vanity Fair she offers a shape, a belt and some bangles.  (more here...…

Sira Savira brings us some pretty hot little skirts and tops in 3 spectacular colours for Vanity Fair.

AND a more demure little summer…

It has been raining and raining and raining and raining and raining.  (more here ... )

You know when you have someone in your "family" who never talks to you, treats you like dirt and then they are getting married and they suddenly invite you to the big wedding?  Can you say "soliciting gifts?"  RSVPing that you "will" or "will not" be attending just does not seem to cut it.  Like shouldn't they have extra lines…

You know that magical moment when you holler in the mountains and your own voice echoes back ....  (more here)

I saw a show where they were talking about the sumptuous breakfast buffet somehwere and saying you had your choice of all these different eggs for the chef to prepare. One of them was an ostrich egg.  (more here…