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  1. lizzie

    Future party leader

    I might get howled down ... but after watching Christopher Pyne for quite a while now, I think he might be a serious Liberal party leader in the future. Malcolm Turnbull has done his dash - I think Julie Bishop will be next in ... but Mr Pyne seems to have a really good knack of a touch of...
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    Who are you on reno rumble?

    As much as I'd like to think I was a Carlene ... after a week with my "plumbers" hanging out during our latest rip everything out reno ... I seriously suspect I'm a Michelle. So despressed :o
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    Rescue Pets

    Meet Bindi - our newest family member and rescue pet. She's progressed from hubby shaking his head in disapproval at her arrival and insisting that both our dogs now "stay outside" - to "okay, kitchen" - to "okay, tiled kitchen/living/dining" She needs some serious fattening up and loving ...
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    Thrilled or Terrified? Thrilled I think

    ... a deli company, with over 30 outlets across Sydney, want to start stocking my Spotty Dog product range. Hasn't sunk in yet ... think I'll be cooking my freckle off ... :D:o
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    Naked ADSL

    Finally decided to take the plunge and get rid of my very expensive toggle ... and install naked ADSL. Two problems: 1. The phone line hasn't been connected for at least 3 years. We tried to connect when we moved in 2 years ago, but the line was dead, and just seems to hard for Telstra...
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    Seven habits of chronically happy people

    Actually - the title is "seven habits of chronically unhappy people" ... but as a chronically "happy" person I read the article the other way around. In light of some of the conversations going on in SS world ... I thought this might be timely ... enjoy ...
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    The seriousness of councils

    Seriously I sometimes wonder if Council Duty Officers are there just to test how serious you are about a topic you are calling them about - before dispensing the required advice. Four phone calls and probably 2 hours of conversation before they pointed me in the direction of a very real...
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    Spill defeated

    Darn! I like the party's basic policies - but not the current leader
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    3 Doodler Pen

    It's a 3D printing pen - wow. I'm seriously thinking of getting my daughter one for her 12th birthday next month. She's very creative (makes miniature horse tack to sell in her online shop and at the market) - academically very good with maths and art being her favourite subjects - she has...
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    To issue breech or not?

    When we bought our tourist cottages ... we inherited a permanent tenant who ask if they could stay on for 3 more month while their house was being built. We agreed and had our real estate sign them up on a 3 month lease with strict conditions - no parties - no noise after 10pm - no contact or...
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    Why is there so much nastiness around

    Not talking about SS ... but - as an example - in one day this week alone I've came across three occasions of just outright, but wide spreading and reputation destroying, nastiness undertaken anonymously. The first was a cafe we went to for lunch yesterday - they are lovely people, fabulous...
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    Does anyone else haunt their local "Tip Shop"

    I think I'm fast becoming an addict. For those that don't know - the Tip Shop is the reclaimed goods shop at the local tip ... the one where they sell the stuff that is still in good nick but others throw out ... and it's sooooo cheap (well, ours is anyhow). I've bought a fully meshed...
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    The Block 2015

    Okay - okay ... so the quality of the finish might be a bit "how's your father" but I love watching this show for the design ideas. Starts tonight on #9 at 7.30pm
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    Shark Tank

    Starts this coming Sunday 8th Feb ... love this show (and Dragons Den) and excited to finally have it on free-to-air ... :D http://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/shark-tank
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    Need a wine country break? Here we are ...

    ... exhausted and stressed. Nothing like settlement 2 days before Christmas and nothing about this purchase has been easy ... from the bank stuffing up finance and ending up having to pay cash ... right down to struggling to find out who has the information to "kill off" the old website ...
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    Always the solicitor

    I do have to chuckle when I often hear advice about "must use a solicitor" for property settlements. I use a conveyancer - with 40 years experience and seen every scenario known to man - and every time there is a settlement "stuff up", it's the other parties solicitor. Including today's...
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    Sheesh - banks are so frustrating

    Existing customer of a bank ... never missed a payment ... trying to get finance for a new purchase thru the SMSF - could pay cash but know cannot re-finance once purchased, so want to keep some cash available. Asking the bank for commercial loan of less than 50% ... but sheesh ... they want...
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    Kitchen before and after

    So hard to photograph due to not having specialised camera equipment (read: phone) and the amount of light that floods thru the windows ... but here's a before and a few afters of our reno-ed kitchen. At last I not only have a fridge space but also (rather than none) TWO pantries! The...
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    Glad I'm not in vendors shoes

    We're getting to the pointy end of our tourist cottage settlement ... after only starting negotiating in April :rolleyes: ... but that's another story. Following on from this thread: http://somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103466 ... about collecting "junk" over the years and...
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    Getting to be a snippet famous

    Lots of learning ... since this tree change - and growing garlic - have filmed two promotional videos and about to get interviewed by the Newcastle Herald. One video was filmed a two months ago in the vineyard as a promotional item for the local real estate agent ... which the dog was a...
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