“For some of us, a hobby is a wonderful way to pass the time. For others, it quickly curdles in the sun of our curiosity until it becomes a disease.”
~ Helen Razer on hobbies (The Big Issue 8 Nov)
This is rather relevant to my arid plant hobby, quickly becoming an addiction. I’ve got six weeks off work to help with the little bear, and seem to spend every spare moment hunting rare, old or unusual arid plants.
One of my adeniums in bloom at the moment. Not my favorite color, but still very beautiful.
Kitty gave birth to a new little bundle of joy this week: our little bear.
Little bear has been amazing so far, a real delight to see and hold.
I also read a very sad story in the NY Times this week about Dragon Mums: mothers and fathers of terminally ill children. It taught me to cherish every moment with little bear and junior pixels.
“This is a love story, and like all great love stories, it is a story of loss. Parenting, I’ve come to understand, is about loving my child today. Now. In fact, for any parent, anywhere, that’s all there is.”
I have met so many people on the right side of this graph and it makes me very sad (via Indexed)
It’s that time of year again, when all my succulents start to flower. Oh my, how they’re beautiful.
The State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane.
Australia is one of only three countries in the world that allow speculators to negative gear:
Deduction of negative gearing losses on property against income from other sources for the purpose of reducing income tax is illegal in the vast majority of countries, the exceptions being Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
We went to see Fat Freddy’s Drop tonight at the Tivoli in Brisbane. It was one of two Australian shows this month, so we felt pretty special to see them live again. We had choice spot on the upper right balcony which meant the view was especially awesome.
Their new material was especially enjoyable, I look forward to their new album later this year.
