Author: Jane

Trust: they don’t make it like they used to

Trust: they don’t make it like they used to

Posted by | Jun 22, 2011 | , |

Around the world, and in every aspect of our lives TRUST is an issue. Who do you trust but more importantly who can you trust? Is the trust previous generations had in various people and organisations still in place? Do you trust your Dr, your banker, your mechanic, your child’s teacher, the scout master, the people you work? What is TRUST: reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence…these are all good definitions however I notice loyalty is missing. I think that is apart of trust. Don’t you? More than 1000 people were...

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sharing the love of food.

sharing the love of food.

Posted by | Jun 21, 2011 | |

Is there a better word than Foodie? We want to know. Reply and share your choice? Mel Kettle (@MelKettle) writes of her adventures with food on her blog The Cook’s note book In her own words she is ‘a marketing communication consultant and professional speaker with a love of all things food and wine.’ (this is Mel’s Thai Beef Salad) I 1st encountered Mel when she was knee-deep in Baked Relief the flood/post flood feed the people creation of Danielle (@digellabakes) ‘On Monday 10 Jan 2011 I hashtagged #bakedrelief (on Twitter) to rally support for volunteers working on Brisbane...

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The Block – Australian Style

The Block – Australian Style

Posted by | Jun 19, 2011 | , |

Australia is about to become immersed in what we call ‘renos’. Not as in Reno, Nevada, but as in renovations. Via Reality TV. DIY House renovations actually with the whole nation watching. Leading the charge is Nine’s THE BLOCK. WATCH THE FIRST EMLIMINATION NIGHT (WATCH THEM ALL, or RE WATCH) (these replays are currently working for USA viewers. Every Aussie we know is checking it out) This year instead of the 4 teams of 2 ripping into a Block of flats in Sydney there will be 8- well at least for the 1st week.And they are in Melbourne. Regardless...

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To scrub or not to scrub?

To scrub or not to scrub?

Posted by | Jun 19, 2011 | |

I am not a great housekeeper. I have been taught the ins and outs, but have much preferred doing anything else instead.Growing up, there was always a plaque on the wall that read’My house is clean enough to be healthy and  dirty enough to be happy’. I have made this my motto. I guess you could say my house looks ‘lived in’. Over the years I have decided that the dust on the TV blocks any radiation, that dirty windows blocks the UV rays, as well as the dust on the furniture protects the wood beneath.With that in mind...

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A Discussion re live beef exports from Australia to Indonesia

A Discussion re live beef exports from Australia to Indonesia

Posted by | Jun 17, 2011 | |

The Australian ABC TV  News Program ‘Four Corners’ ran a journalism piece concerning the mis-treatment of Australian cattle exported live to Indonesia. A few days later Eliza, Jane and Doris (See About Us)  had the following conversation. We decided to share it with you… Eliza: The response to ‘Four Corners’ was pretty quick. I didn’t watch it and I’m not going to watch it on iview. Jane: I didn’t watch it either, but I noticed a couple of comments about it on Twitter. The comments stopped me changing channels…I don’t want to watch anything being killed. I know there...

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