by Suzanne | Jul 28, 2019 | Family, HAPPY !, Humour
I’ve always had a fear of Jelly Fish…As graceful and attractive as they may appear to be in brightly lit coloured pools at Sea Life centres, they just plain freak me out… So today when Jane and I were taking in the lovely Winter Sunshine and...
by Suzanne | May 15, 2019 | Emigrated, Family, History
This week marks Ten Years since we left the UK to set up home here in Western Australia, which in a roundabout sort of way, means that for roughly one fifth of my Life I have been “Australian” Conversely this means that four fifths of my life, apart from...
by Suzanne | Apr 18, 2019 | Family, HAPPY !, History, Humour, Love, Not Redundant, Training, Transition, Work
In late 2008, whilst shopping at an Office supply shop in Cheltenham, I found a Big Red Button on the counter next to the checkout. As Dr. Who fans know, there is only one thing you can do with a Big Red Button, and that is to push it !!! So, that is exactly what I...
by Suzanne | Feb 10, 2019 | Family, HAPPY !, History, Music, Redundant, Theremin, Work
Back in the 1970’s something particularly fantastic happened…. I can’t remember the exact year, but I wasn’t very old, and anyway, a high degree of chronological precision is not really required to tell this story. Other than the following...
by Suzanne | Dec 26, 2018 | Family, HAPPY !
How to celebrate, or if you wish, ignore Christmas, is a very personal choice. Over the years, certain traditions, and routines have grown out of our particular brand of festive celebrations…. As a result here at the Frog and Bromide, for us at least, it was a...
by Suzanne | Dec 2, 2018 | Family, HAPPY !, History, Work
December arrived, and as is usual, it was accompanied by the gentle pop that heralds the opening of the first door on the Lego advent calendar. Of course down under Christmas is not all Tinsel and Mince Pies…With December comes Mosquitoes, Flies,...
