As we woke this morning to day four of the worse disaster in our Nation's history, the confirmed death toll at this time is 173 - and still rising. Victorians are glued to their TV's and radios listening to the around the clock coverage of this tragedy. Personally, I feel a sense of numbness and ...
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Heatwave hell as Victoria burns…..
Just checking in to let all my friends know that my family and I are safe and well. Often when asked by blogging friends where I live, I describe it as Melbourne's outer east near the Yarra Valley. As you would all know by now the Yarra Valley is currently ablaze. The fires are moving in a north ...
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Relief at last…
The scorching mid 40 temperatures of last week have finally subsided putting and end to Victoria's worse heatwave in more than a century. The extreme heat sparked rail disruptions, power outages, bush fires and an increase in heat related illnesses and deaths. The more respectable summer ...
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You know it is hot when…..
Oh goodness.... now that is hot!!!
After a week long heatwave that has seen Melbourne's temperatures soar to the mid 40's everyday, we are all feeling a bit overwhelmed. On Wednesday night our power was cut from 8:30 pm until 3:30 am. The mercury didn't drop below 30 all night so we spent a very ...
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How hot is too hot???
It's HOT - real hot!!
So how hot is too hot?
Hhmm, being a cold blooded girl who needs and likes a bit of heat to warm her body, I don't mind summer temperatures in the low 30's. Melbourne this week is experiencing a heat wave with temperatures over 40 degrees (104 +) all week. That's hot!! ...
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Aaaahhhh……..coffee!!
Inhale the aroma!! Aaahhhhh.... there's simply nothing like it.Connoisseurs of fine coffee will tell you it all starts with the premium blend of roasted coffee beans.Sometimes you don't realize how much you miss something until it is gone. After 7 weeks without a 'real' coffee, the desire was ...
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