The first cockroach of summer…

I just discovered the first mutant, big arsed cockroach of summer. These big buggers fly in open windows all summer long in sub tropical Brisbane. Normal pest control does not kill them. They are like the kamikaze of the bug world. They fly in, annoy the hell our of you and then die as you drown them in bug spray. I don’t know if they are just stupid or cunning. Summer officially starts 1st December in Oz. looks like they’re early…annoying bastards.

I am back from the wilds of the country. I survived. I am not a country person. While I love Australia from the desert to the sea, I need to live in the city. I need cement under my feet and the comfort of neon signs. I can look at country type scenery for so long – that’s a cow, a tractor, a wheat field…where’s the shopping centre? Am I shallow? Possibly. I think it’s just more that I know where I am comfortable. I insist on mod cons. I like to be able to get in the car and in ten minutes flat be home with a take away and a bottle of plonk in my hand. I like having the post office, ATM and supermarket four streets away. I am Amarinda of the City.

I am displaying some fine bruises on my knees and elbows. Too much praying your ask? Um, no. Something wildly exciting that required me to be in that position like…um, being on the floor arse up and – er - scrubbing? Nah. I fell out of bed. Last night I had to sleep in a single bed. I cannot sleep in single beds. I am a very messy sleeper. A male, now acquaintance, once called me a ‘human thrashing machine’ to sleep with. Hmmm…some men just chicken out easily I believe and therefore they sleep alone. Anyway, I probably can kill when I am asleep as I do roll, and thrash and apparently punch in my sleep. When you try to do all that in a single bed you naturally fall out.

Kelly Kirch…I shake my head at you Grasshopper. You would have noticed her half arsed map of the world on her blog www.kkirch.blogspot.com yesterday? She cut Australia in two!!! I am in the process of making her feel real bad about that – it’s the least a friend can do. I have supplied two maps for my blog today. One of Australia and one of the most important part of Australia – Queensland. No, I am not parochial, I just know where the best places are.

Wise, zen-like Anny Cook is making us all jealous on www.annycook.blogspot.com with her blog. Her husband cleans!!! I don’t want a husband but a man who cleans and maybe leaves a fabulously cooked meal in the microwave just before he leaves to go to the Bat Cave for the evening would be excellent in my eyes.

Mysterious, brooding, chef wanted to clean, cook and piss off once everything is done…yes, that would work

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month
November is poppy month, the time of the year when we wear ared poppy in memory of those who laid down their lives for our sakes.

Remember to wear your poppy with pride.

Total-e-Bound’s profits from Camouflaged Hearts will be going to Forces Benevolent Funds to support and help those families who have lost their husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, in the recent conflicts. So buy the book and support a good cause. Not only that you will get to read some fantastic stories. See? Feel good spiritually and have some great Sunday reading. Click on the cover and buy the book.




Last Man Standing review - click on the cover to buy

Here’s another fantastic, page-turning story. I loved the first book, Swift of Heart and found Last Man Standing came with the same high quality. The plot moves along well and the storyline is so intriguing it hooks you right into it. Even though this is a sequel, I think a first time reader will be able to follow what has happened without a problem. A fascinating look at parallel dimensions and the problems of jealousy and greed that are found in any dimension.

http://www.onceuponaromance.net/LastManStandingReview.htm

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