Plane Or Car – Which Is Better For A Quick Long Distance Trip?

Question mark red 3D glossyThe week before last I had to go to Melbourne for a couple of days.

I’ve written before about holiday travel between Canberra and Melbourne.

But this was different.  I had to organise the trip fairly quickly. Continue reading

Attractive And Productive Spring Gardening

Whoever thought food production could be so beautiful and Almond blossoms August 2013easy?

One of the things I like most about spring is getting out and looking at all the beautiful gardens.

In fact, Canberra (where I live) has Floriade, a whole floral Continue reading

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

You know that ‘do what I say, not what I do’ just doesn’t Dictionary definition of invest (part)inspire confidence in the speaker’s leadership.

That’s because we know that actions speak louder than words.

So I was very pleased when my main superannuation fund Continue reading

Spring has sprung…and weeds are everywhere!

After the low energy of winter, spring in Australia has gonePink blossoms on dwarf nectarine tree off with a BANG!

Canberra had its warmest first day of spring on record.

Then we had our earliest ‘summer’ storm. (Finally, some rain!) Continue reading

Drawing The Line – Getting Free From Big Oil

Man holding petrol pump nozzle to his head

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A couple of protests have made headlines in the last few days.

The first appears to have been big news in Canada and the US and amongst environmental organisations. It was the Draw the Line day of action organised by 350.org against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to transport oil from Canadian tar sands to Texas for refining.

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