Curiosity singed the kitten

by | Jan 13, 2004 | Uncategorized

So, what do whiskers *do* exactly? And do they grow back? Jeza­bel decided to invest­ig­ate a lit candle last night and it was only the smell of burn­ing hair that aler­ted me to it. She didn’t – and does­n’t – appear dis­tressed by the situ­ation at all, but her...

Homecoming

by | Jan 12, 2004 | Uncategorized

Good after­noon and wel­come to Mel­bourne, where the tem­per­at­ure is pleas­ant, the stereo is play­ing beau­ti­ful tunes, the miso is deli­cious, the incense is lovely (thanks, nuwishas_tail) and where a kitten will soon be again. So, here’s the week...

New Year’s Resolution

by | Jan 11, 2004 | Uncategorized

I sol­emnly swear I will replace the ropes on my ham­mock every year rather than stor­ing them and let­ting them wear through at a crit­ical moment.  Owie, owie, owie, my back! Des­pite that, last night’s Wild Marmalade meets Skin meets Ben Walsh...

snake oil

by | Jan 9, 2004 | Uncategorized

A shout goes off around the Arts Fact­ory camp­site: hey, have you seen the possum? I’m not excited. I’ve seen ten pos­sums in my life, more, in parks, in my mother’s garage. Then a rush of people… excited exclam­a­tions in a dozen accents. A snake has...