The lad has become rather fascinated with rules, robbers, and law and order. He is hopping mad that “squiggle-robbers” have graffitied the sign and wall at his kindy, and keeps coming up with plans to trap any robbers that try… Read More ›
Life
Festive Soapmaking, November 2007
A few pictures of the results of my soaping session this week! I haven’t got around to trimming and planing yet, so these are raw. Cranberry Fig stars. I dusted the molds with gold mica before pouring the soap, and… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Colleen McCullough
McCullough in 2004 I’ve just spent the last week, in between spring cleaning and the odd gleeful skip over the departure of John Winston Howard from the national scene, reading the latest volume in Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series… Read More ›
“Seen And Heard”: Children in public spaces
The dearth of children in public spaces is too often decried purely in terms of The! Obesity! Crisis!!1! But there are much better reasons to encourage children back into the public world, and they’re reasons not readily addressed by a… Read More ›
“Plus we sell fair trade coffee!”: Say No to WHO Code Offset Attempts
[all images courtesy of promom.org. Click for larger versions.] There’s been a bit of discussion about the traps about whether carbon trading offset schemes are of any real use, or whether they have the end result of not-so-covertly encouraging resource… Read More ›
Friday Funnies: 24 spoof – Jack Bauer saving the day with 1994 technology
Found a YouTube version to replace the CollegeHumor direct embedding which broke the blog. (link in case the embedded Flash doesn’t work for you) Oh, the memories: maintaining a dial-up connection uphill both ways in the snow! H/T Pam at… Read More ›
Grin du jour.
I’m enjoying a temporary blogflump, thanks to a bit of soapmaking and some post-election floatiness. So I bring you this, courtesy of Neatorama. Illegitimi Non Carborundum
Too busy springcleaning
to blog (yes, I know spring’s almost over, that’s why I’ve got to get it done!). Have to have the house somewhat presentable for the house-sitter when we go on hols for the New Year too.
WTF du jour: “Milkbar” breastfeeding pillow ad
I’ve ranted before about advertisements normalising and idealising artificial infant feeding. You can read more about the World Health Organisation Code on the marketing of breastmilk substitutes here at IBFAN (the International Baby Food Action Network), INFACT (Infant Feeding Action… Read More ›
LOLvovos
Courtesy of baroquestar and middle_marker, this LOLVoVo call-and-response: Background: if you missed Rudd’s victory speech: he addressed his frontbench thus: “We’re ready for hard work. We’re ready for the long haul. You can have a strong cup of tea if… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 