Kerri's Awesome 'BlogThe rantings of an Aussie on the verge of insanity.

Today was the start of my All American Weekend.  We started with breakfast at IHOP (the International House of Pancakes), eating a ridiculous amount of food and revving up on caffeine to fuel ourselves for the day ahead. Hickam Air Force Base held it’s Open Day today. Dayum! Americans know how to entertain the masses.  [...]

Yes, you read it here first, cricket is coming to Hawaii and I have the pictures to prove it! The boys are going to need a little more practice, methinks. 

We had a call from friends of ours recently. It seems they are getting married in Hawaii next month. Right about the time we are leaving the country for Christmas in Illinois before heading to settle in San Francisco. Damn. Looks like we have to make a slight detour.

Wow. I’m unemployed…. and dammit, I didn’t want to leave. I haven’t been able to say that for a very, very long time.  I have never enjoyed a job as much as I have enjoyed ths one. As it happens, it was under the best of terms.  I resigned a few weeks ago, as we [...]

Recently a friend from Twitter asked me to do some work for her and for the job I had to use the ‘expertise’ of a second party to fulfill her needs. I asked for sample colours of a particular fabric to be sent in certain shades for her to select from. I received them and [...]

Memories are wonderful things. I am on the verge of turning 50 and I have recently regained contact with a very dear friend after almost ten years. If you don’t count the twice I have seen her in the previous 5 years, we can count it as 15. Rosie and I met when we were [...]

I have the best job in the world! I love doing what I do, I visit people in their homes, play with fabric and colours and walk out with a handful of money. Cool huh? The best bit is when a customer cancels an appointment and there is little to do. This morning is an [...]

We are currently doing stuff around the house to pretty it up for sale, as last noted in Lovin’ The Laundry It sucks…. exercise is the only thing higher than renovations on my list of suckage.  Did I mention that I hate renovationg? We are at the stage where only one room needs major work.  [...]