and finally it snowed…
The weather people have been promising for days and days, but FINALLY we got the heavy snow that Kevin and I have been waiting for. Here is the back garden this evening as the snow was falling. Hoping it won’t …
Other Musings
A cat’s doona
We bought a new doona* and barely got it on the bed before Merlyn claimed it as his. *Doona is the Aussie word for Duvet. I prefer Doona, it sounds snug and warm. Duvet sounds like Bidet, and well, I …
George’s showdown with the idiot Plimer
The other thing that did make me cheer with joy during this awful Copenhagen week was George Monbiot’s showdown with the idiot Australian* climate denier Ian Plimer on Oz news show Lateline (ABC, Oz equivalent to BBC). Watch George destroy …
Failure in Copenhagen
I have to say I’m pretty depressed about the outcome, or rather, lack thereof, at Copenhagen. I didn’t have high hopes for much, but thought developing countries might get something and there might be some effort for the world leaders …
Copenhagen – real news
COP15 is on right now. I must admit to not being that hopeful about a genuine deal in Copenhagen. Too many industry interests will be getting in the way of actually doing anything about climate change; they must maintain their …
Guess who didn’t get to go to The Wave…
I didn’t make it to London for The Wave. Bollocky bollocks. My back has been bad recently so I was banned from going on the grounds that it was just starting to get better and therefore I was told that …
land for who?
Kevin came across this on Media Lens, and I wanted to post it here as I think it perfectly expresses the current policy of the Israeli government. Keep building illegal settlements and deny Palestinians their right of return. That’s one …
West Papua
One of the campaigns I support (and yes, there are a few), is the Free West Papua Campaign. West Papua has been under Indonesian occupation since the early 1960s. For a bit of background to the conflict, see the about …
Forbidden Chocolate Brownies
I made ‘Forbidden Chocolate Brownies’. What do you think? I rather surprised myself with quite how good they are; I’m starting to get good that this baking malarkey. This recipe, like many other cakes I’ve baked recently (Lavender Cup Cakes, …
Some good(ish) news from America
I was so happy to see on the front page of The Guardian this morning, that the House of Reps in the US finally passed Obama’s Healthcare bill. Still needs to go through the Senate, but a promising start. I …