Victorian Election

An interesting, if not entirely unexpected result in the Victorian Election. It's probably the fate of all Governments to run out of steam after 11 years. The collective weight of your past mistakes start to bear down and the continuity makes it difficult to claim that "the other guy did it". And it's undeniable that there have been quite a few issues. So - good luck to the Liberals.

William and Katie, sitting in a tree, K-I-S....

So I open up the paper today and find no less than 5 articles about the upcoming British royal wedding, commenting on everything from Kate's dress style, to the couple's body language during the interview to predictions about their future health and happiness.

What's worse, I can see no end to this drivel for the forceeable future.

Can't they get married tomorrow and save humanity from months and months of interminable, insipid pap masquerading as journalism?

Charlie

So yesterday I found Charlie munching on a bird under the study table. We knew something was up because the previous night we found a bird's nest and some tiny birdies in the backyard, and lots of feathers inside the house.

But I couldn't find where she had stashed the mama bird - not until she took it out for dinner..... eeeuuuuggghhhhh.... the blood... the feathers... Tim cleaning up while I hid out in the bathroom.... grossest pet experience ever.

A beautiful wedding

This weekend we spent in Tasmania, attending a wedding. It was on family property, with home-cooked food and no professional help, and it was absolutely lovely.

Perfect spring day

This is the first day you could get away with just a T-shirt - I LOVED it!

Signs of spring are everywhere now - check out our backyard:







In other news Tim made Charlie a scratching post:





She knows it's hers to sit on and scratch (as is everything else is in house), but how do you communicate to a cat that she should scratch it exclusively? I have no idea....

Obsessed with this song

Once in a while I hear a song that is so unbelievably awesome that I have to compulsively replay over and over and over and over... this is such a song:

Funny Charlie