Fires and hope

by | Feb 9, 2009 | Uncategorized

The fires down here are still out of con­trol, des­pite small amounts of rain. Latest death toll is 108, and that’s not count­ing he many bodies that will pre­sum­ably sur­face when the fire­fight­ing stops. Many of the fires, it’s said, were lit by arson­ists. Two...

Intriguing

by | Feb 5, 2009 | Uncategorized

The BBC says new research shows summer babies are often taller and stronger than babies born at other times of the year. Well, Harper cer­tainly fol­lows that trend. And I was also born in summer, am tall and never broke a bone until that silly woman turned...

Looking for household help

by | Feb 4, 2009 | Uncategorized

At the end of next week, Doug will be look­ing to get back to his pho­to­graphy and look­ing for part-time/­casual work (anyone know of any going?). I’ll still be recov­er­ing from my C‑section… for at least four more weeks and more likely ten more weeks. We’re...