Another commercial

It seems like just the other day I sent you a safety message from the Canadian Government and, as proof that some bureaucrats do have a sense of humour, here’s one from the Western Cape Government, a province of South Africa. It’s warning of the dangers of...

Where have all the people gone?

A couple of times a week I meet with my dog walking mates to spend an hour or so exercising both our dogs and ourselves.On the Fridays we meet at a local Maccas with the idea of having a walk and a cup of coffee (which has really improved lately) and a slice of raisin...

Don’t like dogs…

Then don’t bother to read this! If you are at all familiar with my ponderings then you will be aware of how much I love dogs in general and my own dogs in particular.I’m a sucker for any movie starring dogs (and humans too!).So that’s why I took my wife and I off to...

Make the decision easy!

I once visited a terrific wine shop called The Flying Grape. The owners realised that most customers don’t know much about wine: they generally end up making a decision based on the style of the bottle or the design of the label. The Flying Grape’s solution to helping...

Acknowledgement is nice!

A friend of mine used to live in Sydney and regularly trekked out to Herbie’s Spices at Rozelle. She’s now moved to Melbourne and had to order at the website, so she included an explanation as to why she hadn’t ordered in person. She got a lovely...