Having Fun in a Changing World
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I’m gradually putting this blog back together after its move and you can find the links to other great sites on the left. The good thing about hosting my blog is that I can enable the code for the Comics Kingdom widget: clicking on that little animated box down left will take you to today’s Arctic Circle strip. Enjoy!
My favourite comics include Ollie and Quentin by fellow Brit King Features cartoonist, Piers Baker
Tags: blogging, blogs, cartooning, cartoonists, comic strip, links, newspaper, syndicated
Howard's gardening advice
The boyf and I volunteered at the Veg Out community garden in St Kilda yesterday. Like my previous sessions, we were on compost duty, which means shovelling a lot of decomposing veggies, clippings and weeds to make a layered pile that will break down into the rich, dark compost that gets dug into the gardens.
I’ve been volunteering a few months, but only applied for my own plot two months ago, so it was a great surprise to be told we could have a plot yesterday. Turns out we were in the right place at the right time, as the plot assigner was there for the last day before he went off on travels and two plots had just become vacant.
The boyf and I having dug in some compost into our new plot
Tags: community, compost, gardening, grow, natural, organic, pesticide, plot, veggies
Earthcare St Kilda seeks boardwalkers to watch over penguins
I’m a member of Earthcare St Kilda in Melbourne and they are seeking volunteers to join our Penguin Guide team on St Kilda pier during the daylight saving period (from mid – October to March).
Members of the team will be rostered to supervise public penguin viewing at the pier from dusk until around 10.00 pm, including:
No previous penguin knowledge or experience is needed as all training and equipment will be provided by Earthcare St Kilda to volunteers.
Attendance at one training session on the afternoon of Sunday 27th September, a willingness to be rostered on duty at least once per fortnight and plenty of enthusiasm is all we require.
For further information or to register your interest, please contact
Kim Cowie at Earthcare St Kilda on 0413 433 111
Tags: earthcare, environmental, little blue penguins, melbourne, penguin watch, st kilda pier
I find department stores intimidating at the best of times. There’s just too much stuff and they seem to have a way of making you move through the whole store to find the one thing you are looking for.
One of the department store chains in Australia is "Myer"
Tags: consumerism, deparment of homeland security, department store, police state, shopping, spying, terrorism
