People aren’t the only victims of the bushfire disaster…
The human death toll has risen to 181, but the outpouring of support, kindness and funds from across the country and the world has been nothing less than inspirational.
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The death toll from the Victorian bushfires is now 35, and at least one town has “virtually ceased to exist”. Here’s the latest article about this Australian disaster and further links to interviews and related stories.
If you can help, here’s a link
UPDATE #1: Just 24 hours later, the death toll has risen to 104 …and it’s [...]
On an adventure quotient scale of 1 – 100, where one is completely predictable, safe and, dare I say, boring and 100 is where your life is one huge adventure that has you hopping from one peak experience to the next,, where do you score? Now, be honest!
I suspect that most of us clock in [...]
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…”my baby takes me to the best places“. This past weekend we embraced the summer like temps, headed outdoors and decided it was high time we indulged in a romantic activity that we’ve been talking about doing for some time now. With picnic basket in hand, we set [...]
Abandoned whale calf put down
A baby humpback whale abandoned by its mother off Sydney’s northern beaches has been put down.
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Living here in the birthplace of earth hour, I felt compelled to participate in this year’s event, if only in a small way. We couldn’t join others in the city for celebrations because on Earth Day, Saturday, March 29th, we were happy to have Chris and Juli over for a small dinner party in our home. We began with [...]
When making our 2008 New Year’s resolutions, Chris and I agreed that we’d be kinder and gentler to our environment. Moving into our new home has helped in that we’ve established some “green” practices that should aid in accomplishing that goal.
We’ve moved into a neighbourhood where we can virtually leave our one car in the driveway after work (okay, [...]
