500g of mince
This was no ordinary shopping trolley. He had pushed plenty of those before retiring. The chromed frame was angled forward to reduce wind resistance. A push bar lowered to hip heig
Carmel’s Asian Pumpkin Soup
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This post recognises some great work by the NASA team to allow 3D printing of complex phenomena – the earth!!! The video explains how the field is created in the small
Truck Lights
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Mark Hinman’s Pencil Case
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Four Men in a Boat
1 Innocence Lost 7am to 2pm I was working at a new mining operation FIFO from Darwin when a supply business approached me, hoping to sell their products. Everything in the t
The Meetup
The Meetup She stood up from the table and gave Audrey a brief hug to say goodbye. It had been nice chatting with her old school mate at the funky wine bar and pretend she was st
The Mechanic and his Wife
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Put some lead in your pencil
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