lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 30, 2009, 1:31 am
At breakfast this morning, Mr Dear Husband asked what my plans were for the day.  “Oh I have a whole day of washing ahead of me…” I whined and made that pained expression that all Keepers o...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 29, 2009, 8:16 am
Right.  So off we went, armed with garden shears and biscuits.  The Church hall was full.  Not sure why, but when we are told to “be there at 4pm”… we always seem to be the last ones to a...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 28, 2009, 7:54 am
My little town here has really hit the ground running. Christmas cheer is pouring out of every window. Last night was the opening of the local Weihnachtsmarkt or Christmas Market. It gets the who...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 27, 2009, 8:34 am
“Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.” Kin Hubbard Indulge me this. We have a whole lot of family coming over Christmas, and I c...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 25, 2009, 6:26 am
I know, I know… a little off the beaten track, but sometimes a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. A friend recently had her third babe. Brave, from my perspective. With all the moving,...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 23, 2009, 5:23 am
“I'm moving, but don't worry! told me we're all on the same planet, so I'll be okay!”  Takayuki Ikkaku So, there I was with a little time on my hands.  Not doing much in parti...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 20, 2009, 10:40 am
"I tell you, it's time to write that book and sell millions! Stop telling the world for free and make them bloody well pay for your laughs!!" Mama Lisa What to do, what to do? In the midst of the...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 12, 2009, 12:51 pm
There are an assortment of events on the 11th of November. Each year, without fail, it comes around and each year, I celebrate my 29.5th birthday, again. This year, was no exception. But then there ar...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 10, 2009, 3:16 am
Not feeling very funny today, so I thought I might show you some photos I took in the Summer. Not far from our town is a castle town. Built up high on a hill, the original inhabitants lived within its...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 7, 2009, 6:25 am
Hey, where did the Summer go? As if by magic, things have changed here. It seems to have happened overnight, or was I just too busy to notice. My neighbours have buttoned up their garden houses, tucke...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 6, 2009, 6:04 am
We haven't had a story lately, would you like another? I thought as much. Ok, get cosy, put your feet up...hey! not on the coffee table! Good, ready? As a fresh young bride, I was whisked out of ...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Nov 5, 2009, 1:37 am
"It was one of those perfect English Autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than than in life." P.D. James It started off simply enough. Riding my bike back from the market, taking a shor...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Oct 12, 2009, 2:44 am
Usually, I look forward to the school holidays, the chance to sleep a bit longer is always a bonus. As Winter approaches and the mornings are gettng darker and colder, I was extra happy about this ter...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Oct 10, 2009, 7:48 am
Overheard....then roughly translated into English, but you will get the gist. It is a rainy, misty Autumn morning. The kitchen is warm and cosy, there are wonderful smells drifting through the house ...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Oct 9, 2009, 3:39 am
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." Marcel ProustIn Australia, I have always considered gardening an extreme sport. Once you m...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Oct 8, 2009, 2:12 am
... Lulu speaking"."Alo, Alo....". (slightly disembodied voice on crackly telephone line)"You phone work now?" (voice is pleased with itself ... . "Ok, we will send someone with the new modem, he w...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Oct 6, 2009, 1:22 am
"God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met." Farrah Fawcett Years of expat life have sharpened my 'settling in&...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Oct 1, 2009, 1:37 am
"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old." George Burns During this past year, I have spent an inordinate amount of time with the 'Pensioner Brigade'. A selection ...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Sep 29, 2009, 12:55 am
"Hope she's got a heifer heights! Stranded Lulu is airlifted home by cable car" * That was the headline that was splashed across my early morning dose of tabloid newspaper. And it seems quite fit...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Sep 25, 2009, 6:31 am
"My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can." Cary Grant "But it didn't look that far of Google Maps!", crie...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Sep 23, 2009, 5:59 am
"If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there." Lewis Carrol There once was a LuLu who lived in Australia, Germany, Turkey, India, Sri Lanka and Egypt, which was where we...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Sep 22, 2009, 6:37 am
"My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. She's now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia." Dame Edna Everage ....and again, and again, ...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Sep 18, 2009, 8:26 am
"The young man who has not wept is a savage,and the old man who will not laugh is a fool." George Santayana, Dialogues in Limbo So the simple act of revealing oneself to the world is harder than it ...
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lynda s. posted an article on LuLu's Bay - Sep 17, 2009, 3:42 am
'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: 'We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.' Lewis Carrol,...
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