Month: December 2007
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The Cookie Incident of Christmas 2007
The title is thanks to my darling husband. The picture is a scanned box that contained a single cookie. The cookie was a ‘Christmas gift’ from the partners (about 11 of them) of the law firm from which I have just resigned. So here’s what I have deduced… my entire year’s efforts and dedication to…
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I Love Bison
In this case I don’t mean the North American beast, although I really do love them as well. This is about Bison Australia – makers of beautiful stoneware and based right here in the ACT region. My dear friend (whom I met in a parents room) gave me a tea bowl for my birthday (centre…
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Birthday Tent
Well this is a first, I’ve never had a birthday tent built for me before. Last night my family and I had a belated birthday dinner for me with my oldest friend (we met when we were both 5) and her family. Her very creative husband put together this tent so all of us could…
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I Love Your Spoons
Look what arrived in the mail today! A birthday present from my dear friend Lane in Atlanta. A gorgeous print from one of my absolute favourite Esty sellers – Studio M. I think this one belongs in the kitchen – what do you think? Now I’ll just have to increase my collection with the ‘I…
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Resignation
I resigned from my job on November 23rd – I don’t hate the place or the people I just didn’t love the work so it was a tough decision to make. Here’s a little tribute to all the Australian Government agencies I have lodged job applications to over the last year. I have applied for…
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It's My Birthday!
Here is my birthday present from my family – a (product) red iPod nano, so I can catch up on my TV shows on the way to work on the bus. Well that’s important!Thank you to my beautiful husband, my little boys, all my friends and work colleagues for making me feel so special.