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Thanks to Mel from Stirrup Queens for this little gem, and to Arminta, on whose blog I found it today. What has Aunt Jane said to YOU??? And perhaps more importantly, what do you say in reply to Aunt Jane? … Continue reading →

Should I blog or should I nap? I haven’t got anything to say, yet I have a world of things that are champing at the bit to be discussed. I am tired, but then, I am always tired, and I … Continue reading →

Well I must be feeling slightly better because I’ve mustered up the energy to tap away here this afternoon. The cold never materialised, thank God, but I still have a sore gum. This morning I was despondent that it wasn’t … Continue reading →

So the holiday is over and we’ve been home almost a week now and it feels like we never left. I might write about Bali and I might not, who knows. I’d like to be in the mood, but frankly, … Continue reading →

Darwin is the capital of casual. If you think of Australia as the casual capital of the world, then Darwin is the casual capital of Australia. I’m talking thongs (the footwear, people, the footwear – get with the local lingo … Continue reading →

This morning we leave for our holiday. DH got up early so he could go in to the hospital and do a ward round and maybe a bit of the emergency clinic before we head off, because he is a … Continue reading →

Twice I was told today that I looked like I had lost weight. One person even said I was looking skinny! Which is odd because since my prac, (where I DID lose weight -dropping to 51k kg/112 lbs) I have … Continue reading →

So here’s a funny thing. Some of you might remember last year when I lost my ectopic pregnancy, my BFF in a similar situation got pregnant two months later. Unfortunately she lost that baby (her second loss). You know what’s … Continue reading →

Um, these uterine contractions are excruciating. Anyone got a drug cocktail recipe that actually works? I wonder if gin goes ok with a paracetamol/mersyndol combination….

The weekend is nearly over and I’ve made it through ok. Yesterday I did nothing and was completely exhausted by 9pm. Today I did some gardening in the morning: quite a bit of cathartic pruning, and then DH and I … Continue reading →