Recent content by Michelle Sc

Brisbane1968 Having been in Australia for 3 years, had by then visited WA, SA, NT, VIC, so took the plunge and went to Brisbane by train. Found the capital of Qld to be a delightfull small colonial town... been back a few times since, last time in Novembre 2024, it has completely this old...

Yes, cut with water and that never made us alcoholics. On the other hand, went to various public schools and I never had wine with lunch at school.

It is the card surcharge which is appalling. It is cheaper for everyone ie the banks, the business owners, only exception us the mugs at the end of the chain. Cash has always been expensive to handle, I was working in a bank and know that well. Businesses always had to include the cost of cash...

double decker encounter Freshly arrived from Paris, driving along Anzac Parade, crossing Maroubra Road, light turned green and I found myself in front of a double decker, not yet moving with the bus driver laughing his head off at the silly woman... little did he know that being on a divided...

very recent experience. At our table of 3, was the only one ordering wine, French wine,,, The waiter asked my daughter (ie not speaking to me) if he should explain to me what I was about to drink. Her reply "my mother most probably could tell you more about that wine than you know" :ROFLMAO: How...

concrete trough Never used any of those contraptions, however when we demolished the out wash house, I kept the double trough, painted it green, and used it for planting (the look of the workmen when I asked for it not to go to the tip with the other rubbish :ROFLMAO: ). Still going 57 years...

A cup of coffee, and nothing else... to each one their own. I never had breakfast, not even as a child. Just the look of food in the morning make my stomach turn, let alone the smell. The rest of the family wasquite happy with a full anglo breakfast, but dont count on me for preparing it. As...

25years ago had to see an ophtalmologist who operated on me for really bad cataracts on both eyes. After surgery I immediately, ie 72hrs, had recovered my excellent eyesight. However he said : you are getting migraines... puzzled I said "I dont have one right now"... his reply: "you answered my...

An Australian boss "but you are not a woman"🙄.Laughing I replied...this morning looking in the mirror I suspiciously looked like one🤣 .What prompted his remark? Discussing a female staff promotion, his argument against was the usual, marriage, kids and me saying but "I am married with kids"😉

Until last year I had to buy and bring all those "Aldi" Marzipan goodies to Townsville from Sydney ...when they finally opened a store up there:D

thanks for the recipe:)

Funny snipet.. Just back from overseas was in Brisbane recently saw Harris Farm outlet decided to browse for my Odensee mazipan paste (usually order online) and asked a staff member...who to my amazement promptly answered ...in perfect French...(no one can miss my accent...) what chance... (so...

My first Christmas in Australia, working in the city was amazed to be given ( as were all the other employees male or female) an afternoon off by my employer to do my Xmas shopping :D

as much distraction, phone or sat nav etc. require you to look at them to interact with them and keep your mind off driving...in the old days people changing tapes, cd etc...were just as distracted