Uncategorized – Page 2 – Helen Lehndorf

May 22, 2014May 22, 2014

‘Tastes like a bonfire of recalled Barbie Dolls’: a family Japanese KitKat tasting…

My friend Emma recently went to Japan and she gave me a big bag of Japanese snack-sized KitKats she bought back. KitKats come in manifold flavours in Japan. Emma said there were whole shops which just sold KitKats! Over a game of Carcassonne, Fraser (42), Willoughby (13) and I (41) had a KitKat tasting. (Magnus was … Continue reading ‘Tastes like a bonfire of recalled Barbie Dolls’: a family Japanese KitKat tasting…

November 20, 2013

yoga ruins your life

I saw a little video the other day about how ‘yoga ruins your life’. It is about how after you get on the yoga path, your world view changes. You check-out of the stress-rat-race-wheel, you become more interested on your inner-life than accumulating stuff and status, and you kind of live in yoga-time, which is … Continue reading yoga ruins your life

September 30, 2013

mattresses – September

I noticed the other day that WordPress is now inserting ads in ‘free’ blogs, like this one, making a mockery of my ‘Ad-Free Blog’ banner. I don’t know what ads show on my blog at the viewer end, maybe if you see an ad you could let me know. I cringe to think. I don’t … Continue reading mattresses – September

September 9, 2013

magnolia walk (1)

On Friday the sun came out in that way it only does in spring, with a nip in the air but a novel brightness… I had a squillion things on my to-do list, many things which have been on there for weeks and are now somewhat pressing….and yet….and yet…. I wanted to walk, and walk, … Continue reading magnolia walk (1)

April 16, 2013April 16, 2013

Rob Thorne, Urban Shaman – how you can help him get to the Amazon

(Photo by Paul Moss) I’ve known Rob Thorne for years now – since the early 90s. He has heaps of integrity, wisdom and does lots of great work in the community. He’s a top bloke and at the moment he’s a top bloke who needs a bit of help to achieve his dream of travelling … Continue reading Rob Thorne, Urban Shaman – how you can help him get to the Amazon

November 15, 2012

porch sitting

It’s quite the year for foxgloves – they have self-seeded everywhere and are growing tall and pretty, especially around the front porch. People don’t seem to use front (street-facing) porches, but mine gets the morning sun, so I put a little table made from an old sewing machine base and chair there for morning cups … Continue reading porch sitting

September 25, 2012

stay…

My work is undergoing a significant restructure presently, and there is a lot of stress about. We are having to wait another five weeks before the restructure is finalised and we know what the impact will be on jobs etc. So…. ….I made this (below) into a little poster for some of my friends at … Continue reading stay…