Yesterday on our work Yammer site, a colleague made a post asking for getaway destinations in South East Queensland now that travel restrictions within Queensland are easing. She mentioned that despite living in Queensland for 8 years she had never been to…
Day 19 – the perfect tattoo
I do not have any tattoos myself but I am not anti-tattoos, more just too scared of the pain to ever get one myself. However I do appreciate the beauty that they can be and the stories they can tell.…
Day 18 – gratuitous kitty pics
I have been a little distracted this week since we adopted Sirius Black last Sunday. Having never owned a cat before, let alone a kitten I never really knew how much fun they are to watch. From watching him explore the…
Day 17 – more memories
After yesterday’s post about my father it is only fitting that today’s post is about my mother. If anyone has taken a close look at my Instagram posts you may have noticed that I use the hash tag #domesticgoddessinthemaking for…
Day 16 – one more thing
It only dawned on me this morning that there is another visual item that reminds me of my Dad and I was surprised I didn’t think of it yesterday. It is a small transistor radio. After my Dad retired, well…
Day 15 – two visual items
Thank you to Librarians Matter and Snail for today’s blog post prompt. I have been pondering Kathryn’s question “What two visual items remind you of your parents?” all afternoon since I read her post this afternoon. It has been 14 months since my…
Day 14 – new family member
After 44 years of never owning a cat or a dog, today that has changed. We had been thinking of getting Miss A a cat for awhile now. Mr A had cats and dogs and an assortment of other pets…
Day 13 – happy hooking
Every few years or so I pick up a crochet hook again and start crocheting. This time I was inspired by @stickstichcut (Lisa) on Instagram and her recent posts of her crocheted hexagons. Last night I pulled out a hook…
Day 12 – side effect
An added bonus of participating in #blogjune this year has been to reintroduce me to my Feedly account and the reading of blogs. It must have been at least 12 months since I last went into Feedly. There was several…
Day 11 – unreading habit
I like reading. I really do but I have found that in most of my adult life I go through quite long periods of not reading much at all. Well if you discount the books I have read to Miss…