Adieu, Fair Ladies, Adieu.
Kaja leaves for Australia today, along with Carol Monahan, our business manager. No, they are not going to do some business dealing with some savvy Australian enterprise (although their schedule is...
View ArticleThe Himalayan Sweetbox is in Bloom
Himalayan Sweetbox (Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis) is an evergreen shrub that grows with remarkably little assistance from us. The great thing about it is that it blooms in January, filling the...
View ArticleLo- It Is The Southern Cross
It’s always a pleasure to look up and see unfamiliar stars at night. We are located on a tropical island somewhere off the northern coast of Australia. So not only are we seeing Orion standing on his...
View ArticleI Am Doing A Bit More Nothing Than I Had Intended…
We are still ensconced upon this lovely tropical island, however said island is currently being battered by a tropical storm. This is entertaining in its own way, but is not what I had planned....
View ArticleThey Appear To Be Evacuating Our Island Paradise
Today we were informed that the ferry service between our tropical island paradise and the mainland is being shut down because the storm that has been blowing over trees and dislodging signs from...
View ArticleWe Have Left The Island. Now I Know How Gilligan Felt.
We are now spending a day or so in Sydney, which is a very comfortable city Everyone we talk to is very friendly. We were last here when we flew in for the Australian Worldcon, and we keep walking...
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