Yesterday was the first day of winter. On our rather mild east coast of Australia, we know this, not because the leaves have fallen off the trees, or birds have migrated north - but because it was the first day of June - the month that contains the shortest day of the year. So it … Continue reading A Winter Experiment
Stuff
Miscellaneous Observations on life, love, family, retirement, Australian politics, philosophical musings, and all that other stuff you shove in a cupboard because you don’t know where else to put it.
OUT – Our Uneventful Tour
Bill and I went 'OUT' yesterday. In . . . the . . . car. We drove south for about half an hour. Remaining in the car, we looked out over a couple of his old surfing haunts. Still in the car, we drove around a new housing development which will include a marina. And … Continue reading OUT – Our Uneventful Tour
Home-School Science Experiments
Yesterday was bleak and blustery, and somehow I drifted into the kitchen, a place I often leave to be Bill's domain. I made my first-ever batch of gluten-free scones. Scones, I believe, are the kind of thing you should bake every week, so that you can remember from one week to the next the little … Continue reading Home-School Science Experiments
GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree 