Author Archives: bakersdaughterwrites

About bakersdaughterwrites

What to say? I’m a 30-something year old woman from Sydney notorious for changing her mind. I have a cat named Seraphina Nightingale, whic

The peculiarly deceptive tendencies of ordinary household objects

Posted on January 23, 2011

The cat was strangely uncommunicative this morning. I was chattering away in my usual inane fashion (I think I was talking about apartheid, from memory) and she wasn’t saying a thing. I mean, she’s not exactly chatty most mornings, but … Continue reading →

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Off the air…

Posted on December 21, 2010

This is just a very quick update dashed out on the computer at work. I have to apologise for not having posted, replied to comments or visited anyone else’s blog for so long.  I’m not dead, despite the best efforts of … Continue reading →

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My first meme: Top 10 fictional best friends

Posted on December 5, 2010

I’ll admit it – I’m not really good with technology. I can’t turn on the TV without assistance. I’ve been known to ask four-year-old children how to use my mobile phone. Even turning on the lights poses a problem on … Continue reading →

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‘How It Feels’, Brendan Cowell

Posted on November 30, 2010

I recently resolved not to write any more negative book reviews, which is why you will not be reading my thoughts on Brendan Cowell’s How it Feels. Thank you.

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A Return to Form: Erasing the Cat

Posted on November 22, 2010

The other day a friend told me that my blog had become rather boring lately. He said all my posts seemed to be about books and crosswords and stupid things, when what everyone really wanted to know about was the cat. … Continue reading →

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An exchange of cross words (or, why there is no book review this week either)

Posted on November 16, 2010

I found the cat doing anagrams when I came home today. At least I assume that’s what she was doing: the scrabble tiles were scattered about her on the rug and she had a look of fierce concentration on her face. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews & other bookish things, Cats, Other bookish things | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

A Knock at the Door

Posted on November 8, 2010

Thank God for that stranger turning up unexpectedly at my front door, or I’d have nothing at all to write about. For the last week or so I’ve been acutely aware that I need to write a new post – … Continue reading →

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‘Can You Forgive Her?’ (No, not the Petshop Boys song…)

Posted on October 28, 2010

When the pressures of a four-day-a-week job and a psychotic cat become too much to bear, it’s nice to know you can take refuge in the classics. You usually know what you’re getting with a classic: it survived until the … Continue reading →

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Enough Beating about the Bush: the Dark Side of Bush Regeneration

Posted on October 21, 2010

I almost threw out the plumbing newsletter that appeared in my mailbox today, dismissing it as mere junk-mail. Thank god I did read it, though, otherwise I may never have benefited from the wonderfully informative and moderate warning contained within: … Continue reading →

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After the Wedding

Posted on October 18, 2010

The wedding season is over for the year. My cousin S. is now married; the first female relative in my generation to tie the knot.  Another cousin, four years younger than me, was married a few months back. It’s starting … Continue reading →

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