Bushfires in Australia — 2013

I had a small epiphany today, and it was this : when fire runs out of fuel, it stops.

Seems so obvious doesn’t it? That simple fact is behind the theory and practice of firebreaks and containment lines; take away the fuel in the path of a fire and it…

Cannelloni with parmesan and cottage cheese

It’s been a while since I wrote a foodie post, despite having promised one, so here is a delicious recipe the Daughter and I discovered just recently. For a change this recipe doesn’t come from my mother, but from a little old Italian cookbook I picked…

Oh for crying out loud! Updated January 15, 2013.

Ame no oto — the sound of rain

Apologies to haiku buffs for messing with that famous line, but in south eastern Australia, the sound of rain is always special, and deserves a haiku of its own. Particularly in summer, with bushfires raging in three states.

Firebug? Or some kind of stupid?

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Writing to music

I’ve mentioned before that I always write to music, but I always assumed my choice of music was a random thing based on whatever I was feeling at the time. Today however, I realised that my subconscious always prods me for a specific kind of music, depending on what I am writing.

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Only 29,995 to go!

I hopped onto Amazon a few minutes ago to check that Vokhtah was really there [I was getting bruises from pinching myself so often] and noticed those interesting bits of information Amazon adds at the end. This caught my eye :

The great Kangaroo Ground scare

We have had bushfires burning out of control for what feels like weeks. Not here in Warrandyte where I live, but in other parts of the state, and in other states across Australia, so when last Friday dawned hot and dry, with a northerly wind blowing, we all braced for fire.

Meeka’s Maintenance

This post is going to be full of bits and pieces. I thought of calling it ‘housekeeping’, but that had negative connotations…

Battening down the hatches — updated at 10:15pm

I just checked the weather and it’s still 36C [96.8 F]… at 10 o’clock at night. What happened to the cool change we were promised?

I know I sound like a whiny little kid but, after a day sweltering in 41C [105.8 F ]…

Marketing sucks

I’m a woman under the whip! Candy Korman is my mentor on this marketing learning curve, and she is [very kindly] keeping my nose to the grindstone. I’d be lost, not to mention a lot lazier, without Candy’s help but… honestly? Marketing is not fun.

No more ‘simply’!

I am on such a high at the moment! When I checked my emails this morning I found an amazing critique of Vokhtah, by someone who commented on one of my posts.

Now there are critiques that make you want to sing, and then there are critiques that make you want to drown…