Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I have been progressively working on building up the garden. We have been here just over two years and the local wildlife have come to evolve with the changes in the garden. The King skinks are well fed and undisturbed by the neighbour who has 'retired' from trappin and relocating them. They are breeding and … Continue reading The Destruction of Home Making
I don't have any tattoos. I contemplated getting a henna tattoo once while traveling in the United States to try it out, but when I looked around - it seemed that everyone had one. It lost the uniqueness that made it semi-attractive. Now, decades following, I have no regrets. But I liked the designs and … Continue reading Beer & Tattoos
This February has been rather interesting. When the start of the month came around our family were in Vietnam - except of course Gran. The anxious mother in law is not cut-out for travel at the best of times these days. I will be posting more about Vietnam I am sure. Mostly because, having traveled … Continue reading February Firetails
Most mornings during early November while I made quick visits to the garden to water before the heat hit, I heard the rumbling of large boulders being dumped onto our local beach. They are building a seawall. Just before Christmas it looked like they had got about half way and packed up most of the … Continue reading The Seawall
After the 'heat wave' of the last couple of weeks we received a reprieve today with some decent rainfall. Though not particularly heavy, I am hoping it is enough to allow rain to penetrate a little further into the sand and soil than my watering has managed to do. The birds are noisy as night … Continue reading Summer Rain
Petit Paradis 