RIP Chrissy Amphlett – every girl needs a good role mole

I wrote this a few years ago, but hearing the sad news about one of the great girl heroes - Chrissy Amphlett, thought I would post it. Every Girl Needs a Good Role Mole It began with a typo: ‘Lindy is a good role mole for women’. Lindy is a smart, be-suited lawyer, but the …

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Things They Don’t Tell You in Books

There are many things they don't tell you: About chickens ... No one tells you that if you get chooks it will start a mini craze in the neighbourhood. Suddenly neighbours in every direction are inspired to emulate your green credentials. Call it new green, new frugalism, sustainability, who cares?  Within two months we went …

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