In Full bloom
All the nasty storms were been having the last few afternoons do contribute to beautiful clear mornings, the sort that make me so glad I no longer spend them admiring them from inside my car on the long drive to…
A Week in China
When a friend in Oz emailed us and asked if we'd be interested in a week in China for AUD99, we asked 'What's the catch?'. There wasn't one unless you consider that that price was for ethnic Chinese only, everyone…
A Look at Laos
We set off for Laos at the end of September with probably the minimum amount of preparation necessary for a self-planned visit. We had booked rooms in Vientiane, Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang which we identified as the most important…
Making a Pond Filter
When we decided to start putting ponds around the garden to fill empty spaces, it meant putting filters in to keep the water clean enough for the fish. That's when I found out how expensive pond filters are. So I…
China – Temples
Family Ancestor Temple, Yong ChunOur family descends from Lee Teow Eng, who was granted the lands around where the family lives, by the Emperor Yong Le, one of the great Ming Dynasty Emperors. In 1410, at the time of Cheng…
Cats are great. Every family needs a few.
I grew up with cats, the first two of whom dad brought home in a saddlebag on the horse after he rescued them as kittens from the floods. There've been some in between, but until we were adopted by Duster…