Bert is so hairy, when we’re in bed together I feel like I’m in a forest. It’s gross. He can’t even hide it well under clothes because his chest and neck hair pokes through his shirt collar, and on hot
Dreamt up fantasies
I don’t know about you, but I only remember dreams when I’ve been interrupted half way through them, and usually by my alarm. So it’s pretty lucky that I remember the dream I had last night because let me tell
New house, New drains
Moving into a new house is extremely overwhelming. There is so much to be thought through and checked. We had to coordinate the movers with the old tenants of our new place to make sure they were fully out before
Small Cat Eats Flowers
I was driving home from work and I noticed a small cat on the side of the road. Not a kitten, but a small cat. I didn’t have time to stop and investigate but it seemed an odd scene. It
Ferraria Undulata: My favourite spring flower
The ferraria undulata is without a doubt my favourite flower. Not just because its name sounds like an undulating ferrari but mainly because of its complex beauty and deep maroon colour. I plant a bunch of dormant bulbs every spring
The Haunted House Has Been Sold
It was finally on the market. The old haunted house was up for grabs and would finally be turned into a work of beauty. Our beautiful leafy street in Richmond had undergone the usual effects of gentrification. Renovation after renovation
The lazy man’s guide to studying design
Are you a lazy person? Join the club. Laziness is not just an inconvenience, it’s a debilitating illness. It’s treated with a lot of stigma but I think one day it will be treated similarly to obesity. I mean, it’s
Will my taste for the macabre freak the repairs guy out?
I have a taste for dark things. Ordinarily it’s not a problem, I can keep it pretty private. The only times when my unusual obsessions interfere with my daily life is when a colleague asks me what I’ve done with
Kitten spurs carpet cleaning
My grandfather had just given me a very generous two hundred dollars for Christmas and told me to spend it wisely on something that would be very special to me. While wandering through the shopping centre the other day, my
Going for gold
Oh my gosh I know I’ve been waiting for a long time for this day to come but I have to admit, I’m actually feeling way more nervous than I’d thought I would. I mean, I know my stuff back