Archive for the “adelaide” category
I’m getting back into getting back into you
by Pippa on March 5, 2008
On the windowsill of my room in Merihaka I have a temporary garden of lettuce, parsley and thyme in jars, mugs and reused plastic containers struggling to survive out of their traditional hydroponic environments.
At times I miss Adelaide horribly. …
it’s alive!
by Pippa on November 20, 2007
after almost a month of waiting and waiting and angry emails and cranky phonecalls…. the radelai.de domain is now actually working!
there’s nothing much up there yet – but soon there will be!…
meet, sit, talk and eat
by Pippa on November 15, 2007
Since I’ve returned to Adelaide I’ve had opportunity to host a few guests as part of CouchSurfing, the program that introduced me to Sid, Ninnu, Ronja and a whole bunch of other lovely people. Regularly, conversation with my international visitors …
bird on a wire
by Pippa on November 8, 2007
Over the last couple of years of drought, larger birds, more used to the Adelaide Hills and the outlying country areas have been moving into the leafy green/brown suburbs in search of water and food. Most importantly for this story, …
All gone to white
by Pippa on November 3, 2007
I had a feeling today that it would be snowing in Helsinki, and it turns out my intuition is right!
Hopefully the reflections off the snow help keep my friends happier through the scary dark month of November. And the …
radelai.de
by Pippa on October 19, 2007
Back in the sunless days when I lived in Finland, I started thinking an awful lot about how great Adelaide is. Then I realised that I only know a tiny bit about my hometown. I have my favourite parks, streets, …
We’re all in this together…
by Pippa on October 9, 2007
I love catching public transport on those days when bike riding just seems like a bit of a chore. Sure there are the waits, the missed connections and the odd crazy person*, but then there’s also the opportunity to read, …
19 Year Old Boys
by Pippa on April 14, 2007
Next Wednesday Sorry, on Wednesday April 25 (the week after this) it will be ANZAC Day. Of all the public holidays we recognise, this is the only one that I feel is important to pay attention to. It relates …
hungry hungry pippo
by Pippa on April 3, 2007
Whilst searching for the bike swapmeet on Sunday, my good friend Ianto* and I discussed our changing attitudes to socialising and generally being awesome. We decided that the changes we were experiencing were SHOCK! HORROR! to do with getting older. …
The Collation Collation
by Pippa on March 22, 2007
zine fair preview by Fighting Tiger.
If you happen to be DIYing or Zineing* for the Adelaide Fringe / Ministry of Zines Zine Fair this Saturday there’s going to be a last minute Collation Collation at my house this …
