Sunday, September 13, 2026

A Heritage Property For Sale

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Cousins talking… Antonio: The front façade, that classic CT Natusch Tudor style. Properly proportioned, steep gables, timber detailing. Joc...
Saturday, September 5, 2026

Black Hawk Landing

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Crewman guiding pilot to landing near trees… S 70A 9 Crewman: Tail clear of trees, 15 feet. Hold hover. Pilot: Holding. Nose up 8. Blind b...
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

White Rabbits Meet White Bilbies

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  White rabbits altruistically share their lunar dose of luck with lookalike bilbies. Leader Lapin tells the bilbies: “We come in peace. We ...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Walking a Horse

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Showgrounds equestrian arena… Brian: That seahorse mark, on his forehead. Trev: Born with it. Brian: Does the mark make people think he’s...
Saturday, August 22, 2026

Moving to Queensland?

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What are the downsides?  Ken: Well, bushfires for starters. Climate change is making them nastier. And then there’s the sudden flooding . ...
Sunday, August 16, 2026

Four Seasons: Developing an Alda tale into a Fey play

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Back to the original movie...  1981 Liz: I remember really liking Alan Alda’s The Four Seasons. Eric: Yes. Three couples, holidays, marria...
Thursday, August 13, 2026

The Four Seasons (Netflix TV)

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Spoiler alert: Don’t read if you haven’t see Series 1&2… Liz: Why do you think they wrote him out? Eric: You mean killed him off. Liz:...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Demio for an Aqua

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Trade-in time… Mitsuko: The Aqua is even more economical than the Demio. Mariko: Economical is good, but I absolutely need a 360° reversin...
Saturday, August 1, 2026

White Superstitious Rabbits

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Royal Air Force crew in WWII were famously superstitious, given Bomber Command’s extremely high casualty rates.  Saying “White Rabbit” was c...
Saturday, July 25, 2026

Was Johnnie Walker a walker?

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Question at the end of a hilly hike… Andrew: Actually, no. John Walker, the man behind the brand, wasn’t known for walking. He was a grocer...
Friday, July 24, 2026

Kikuyu grass: an insidious invader

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Pronounciation of Kikuyu "kih-KOO-yoo" (kɪˈkuːjuː) Helena knows about this stuff ... Helena: You gotta dig it out. Sam: I can’t...
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

The Lime Tree and the Lemon Tree

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A tale of two citrus… Sam: Planted both about four years ago. The Tahitian lime roared up and the Meyer lemon just remained a dwarf. Despit...
Monday, July 13, 2026

Cotton and Polyester

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Hanging up a UNIQLO wash… Cynthia: Effortless. Wash it, hang it, dry by morning. Felicity: Polyester, yes. Dries well. But doesn’t breathe w...
Sunday, July 5, 2026

Tapa cloth making

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Two visitors to Fiji have a craft request… Mere : I sometimes think the tail on Fiji Air planes is like the design on tapa cloth. Lanieta : ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2026

News and Weather from the White Rabbit Channel

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Seeing June out, three rabbits kept one earthquake (Friday) and two typhoons (Saturday, Sunday) at bay.  Rabbit Power!  WHITE RABBIT, WHITE ...