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Author Archives: Thea Stainsby
Eating in South Korea
One thing that bothers me is once in a country you are often confined to a very small selection of foods which seem to be repeated continuously until you leave. In Spain the offerings of jamon, paella, patatas bravas and … Continue reading
Touring South Korea and Japan
As we were preparing to tour South Korea and then Japan, I found this article in the Tokyo Times entitled “Japan’s relations with S Korea is bad”, dated 5 months ago (approximately April 2013), Around 71 percent of Japanese believe … Continue reading
A Special Celebration
A few days ago Bruce & I celebrated our 40th anniversary. Wow! Ten years PK (pre kids), developing our careers, 25 years nurturing, feeding and schooling Hayden & Evan and 5 years downsizing and learning to retire. We met travelling … Continue reading
On the road again
With thanks to Willie Nelson, we are singing our favourite song, again… Goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again And I can’t wait to get on the road again. On the road again … Continue reading
I have a new toy
In anticipation of a new adventure I have lashed out and treated myself to a new camera. The Panasonic has done well, but now is 5+ years old and lacks a few features I admire in Bruce’s photography. I chose … Continue reading
A Winter Solstice Walk
It’s hard to beat a walk along the beach on a crisp and clear winter’s day. Today we walked from Sandy to Brighton Baths, and back – a 10 km walk. Birds of all types were out – dive bombing … Continue reading
Help @ Thea
Some time ago, when I was helping people with computing, the phrase “Help @ Thea” began. I sat somewhere between an email address and “two apples @ tuppence each”. My aim was to assist ordinary people gain computer literacy. Well, … Continue reading
WordCamp 2013, in Melbourne
I am really enjoying developing web sites in WordPress. I have a couple of projects on the go at the moment, and will share them with you when they are up and running. So, Bruce & I have decided to … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Sally
It was delightful to return home and be reunited with Sally. We are so fortunate to have found some special people who took Sally in and treated her with such love and care. Sally thrived and at first wasn’t really … Continue reading
We are Home and Connected!
We arrived home in time to spend a few days with Ev & Steph before they departed for a six week jaunt in Brazil. Now we are on Bott (the turtle) feeding duty. He is always so pleased to see … Continue reading