Who is cdcraftee?

I am Christine and I am Australian – and what follows are a few scintillating and significant statistics about my writings and myself – everything you always wanted to know (NOT!)
And in all the History, this is a photo of a GREAT memory – just shortly after being pronounced man and wife, here we are, taking a look back at our single lives!
Ah-h-h-h! Weren’t we lovely! But…dragging myself back to the reality of here and now (sigh!)..

Rome is no Holiday for Cats

300,000 stray and abandoned cats live in Rome. They’ve chosen sites like Piramide Cestia, Verano cemetery, hospitals, and religious institutes for natural habitats. Since these habitats are places where street cats receive food, shelter, and protection, many of them live amongst the ancient ruins of Rome. Where did all these cats come from? Egypt. When [...]

Time to get back in the water

Summer is on the way in Australia and it’s time to get back in the water. I’ve been getting ready for the short-sleeved season by signing up for some water aerobics. My girlfriends were a little hesitant at first but I managed to talk them out of their aversion to being seen in bathers by [...]

More than Human

First published in 1953, this most celebrated of Theodore Sturgeon’s works won the International Fantasy Award, and rightly so. It’s a true masterpiece of provocative storytelling. A group of remarkable social outcasts band together for survival and discover their combined powers renders them superhuman. The novel opens with a self-described and self-acknowledged idiot living the [...]

Selecting a Husband – 1890′s style

Considering marriage?  Unsure if your ‘intended’ meets the right criteria? Dr. J.H. Kellogg has all the answers for you – even if they are from 120 years ago. You will be amazed how often ‘everything old is new again’. Happy Husband Hunting Ladies! Selecting a Husband

Farmers? Are You Serious?

A slow and careful four hour trip from the city in a hired removal van had brought us to this farm – this home – to work and learn about farming from our boss, and friend – for the next 18 months.

Peace and clean air embraced us…bird calls such sweet music to our exhausted ears. Our dream of farm-life was truly going to come true.

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