jdettmannNov 26, 20121 minSix Excellent Foreign Ideas1. Gazpacho in cartons from the supermarket 2. Ruins: ruins are lovely. Why don’t we have more of them? 3. Orangutans: Australia should...
jdettmannMar 7, 20123 minUps and DownsIn the down column: 1. My 102-year-old grandmother suffered a small stroke. 2. The fate of our missing family cat, Tigercat, was...
jdettmannFeb 20, 20122 minWhat I’ve Liked This Week: Sleep Training EditionHere's a picture of some sort of spotty cat. H took it. I don't know how it's relevant to this post. Can't you draw some kind of...
jdettmannNov 14, 20112 minFear and Loving in Far North QueenslandWelcome to Cape Fear. Also Cape Hliarious Strategic Removal of Letters on Signs. I’ve been thinking this morning about H’s and my...
jdettmannNov 1, 20113 minThe Race That Stops a NationFor those of us who don’t go out of the house to work, office sweeps are more of a challenge. Two years ago I was freelance editing from...
jdettmannOct 28, 20112 minDo Yourself A FavourThis morning, between baking four huge chocolate cakes and dealing with a toddler suffering from what I thought was fear of the noise the...
jdettmannOct 13, 20111 minFriday RegretsToday I was going to start a series inspired by the lovely blog Soulemama, in which each Friday I would post a picture of a wonderful...
jdettmannOct 10, 20112 minHoot, There It Is!One black and white owl, perched on the screen door. The month of September came to an end and the Mystery of The Toilet Roll Owls was...
jdettmannSep 19, 20112 minOwl Be Watching YouA small army of owls Mysterious things never happen to me. Well, almost never. There was the incident with the Russian stalker who stole...
jdettmannSep 16, 20114 minChipmunks Care Nothing For RulesBecause I am busy and important, not not at all because I am lazy, I’m going to post some old travel stories I’ve written over the years....