This weekend our Pommie mates are preparing for 4 HUGE days of partying to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Our Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11. Its probably timely to remind Hedgies in the...
Well dear Hedgies what would you do with an old run-down abandoned historic theatre turned bank in Monza, just outside of Milan. Yep you got it......drop a whole heap of Euros into a architects bank ...
Blogging for these past 4 years has been a game-changing experience. Through a hard-core bunch of bloggie chums (yep, you know who you are) I have learnt so much. (Note to self - & aint that a wh...
Hey Ma whats up - you havent put a new post up on The Hedge for ages. Yep Son # 3 I know, but Ive been flat out like a lizard drinking with everything else, you know how it goes. Sure do Ma, got to k...
In memory of the Australian servicemen who lost their lives whilst protecting the Arctic shipping lanes aboard British Royal Navy convoy & merchant navy ships during World War 2. The Allies sent ...
Adelaide has had a long-term love affair with the mighty semi-detached maisonette. Along with row cottages, the maisonette ruled supreme with builders between 1836-1925. It became the compromise buil...
We have a Baby Shower coming up very soon here at The Hedge & guess what colour we all need to buy for...............PINK !! Son # 4 & his sweet girl Miss K have announced they are having a b...
Its been a tough week - my dearest friends Dad died suddenly over the Easter weekend. R & I met each other on the first day of our nursing training some 39 years ago as 17 year olds & formed ...
Well dear Hedgies another Easter came & went in a cloud of I will do this & that but I actually achieved little. I had a whole list of projects to tick off, least of all trying my hand at saw...
Best wishes dear Hedgies for a wonderful Easter weekend. Mine will be spent just like every one since 1989.......renovating. Its our 17th wedding anniversary on Easter Sunday, but as MOTH is going th...
This is a yoga posture that I would NEVER have attempted, that is, until now. After my first week in the new job I reckon this would be a cinch, as I feel Ive been in this position metaphorically spe...
Well dear Hedgies, its been a whirlwind ride this past week & I feel like Dutch supermodel Lara Stone in Alex Pragers very stylish interpretation of the Wizard of Oz. Add 30 years to the star &am...
Son # 5 the Landscaper is doing a quick paving job for me this week. Its on a scungy bit of back deck where the clothesline is. He is a chip off the old block as all the materials excluding the sand ...
Im still here dear Hedgies - thank you all so much for the fabulous comments left on the previous post. Everything you said perked me up no end. However, the follow-up visit with the Orthpod saw me s...
Most of us start a new job anticipating a positive outcome.....that all our expectations will be met in a role we enjoy doing. I entered the work force as a young 17 year old 39 years ago & have ...
For some reason, as we were moving up here to Stirling from the Adelaide Plains we forgot to ask about the rainfall. In the ensuing 6 years we have discovered the bleeding obvious - it RAINS & RA...
What was I thinking when I thought this exploratory procedure would be a cinch?! What a nightmare couple of days Ive had. My left knees been replaced by a something I dont recognize in size & col...
Tomorrows the day I hope Im removed from the Players Injury List for quite some time. My smart young Gen Y whizz kid of an Orthopaedic Surgeon is going to get off his iPhone long enough to shove an a...
This year Ive felt Im a passenger on a train whos destination is unknown. Ive paced the corridors of that train, sliding open the doors of each of the compartments along the way, anxiously asking the...
Geez you guys......honestly. Ive just had a quick squizz at all your Valentines Day posts & really, how good are they! Heres my woeful effort, but it makes me happier than I can describe. MOTH to...
Every now & then Im reminded by an incensed Follower that this blog is supposed to be about renovating & not all the other stuff. OK, so to placate the said Follower from their Unfollowing th...
OK I know youre lurking out there, reading this from London, Toyko, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Paris, Beijing, Madrid & lots more fabulous, but temporary places. I know cos youve told me so v...
Princess Patricia van Esshe - happy 5th birthday mate! We jumped into the bloggie world around the same time & 1,130 fabulous posts later youre still going stronger than ever (while yours truly c...
Its a hot Summers day here in the Hills with the temperature soaring. I couldnt believe my ears this morning when I heard MOTH down at his woodpiles chopping, chopping with his trusty axe. For those ...
I have a rare day off to myself today & have decided to have a Millie day. A trip to the Dog Park with puppy Lulu is the only definite on the agenda & then the day is mine. If I feel enthused...
On this our National day may you enjoy strawberries on your pav .......& bling on your flip flops!Image: Gourmet Traveller
Some of you close to The Hedge know that since MOTHs brush with his own longevity in the workforce last year with his crook back, hes been contemplating an alternate career. Hes looked at all sorts o...
Phew that was a huge week! Another year, another Kick-Off Meeting - overblown, undercooked, a cast of thousands & too many Chiefs & not enough Indians, enough said. All this was tempered howe...
This post has taken me ages to do, Ive had 3 glorious weeks of vacation & Id almost forgotten how to collect my thoughts, dig out some pics & compose something! Anyhoo dear Hedgies WELCOME BA...
Thats it, Im done for the year. Apologies for the lack of all things Christmas here at The Hedge - the Chrissie decorations are up & my Christmas Playlist is on 24/7 trying to jump start my festi...
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