When my children were little they often created for me handmade cards and presents and they always included lots of circles and crosses to show how much they loved me. They were very creative, with every card being unique and not impersonal like shop-bought cards. The cards and special gifts always meant so much to [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Living in Brisbane
As the capital of the Australian state of Queensland, Brisbane is a favourite city in the continent. Since the city is very cosmopolitan, with numerous, wonderfully architecturally designed skyscrapers and a busy business district, a lot of people from nearby towns are choosing to come and relocate to Brisbane mainly due to the great economic [...]
Fencing and Fences
A fence is a barrier created to confine or exclude people or animals, to provide clear perimeters, or to please the eye. Timber, earth, stone and metal are widely used for fencing. In addition, fences consisting of live bushes have been made in many places, such as the hedges of Great Britain and continental Europe, [...]
Planning for a Comfortable Retirement
When you do retirement planning, do you picture yourself as lying on a couch, reading a book, and being taken care of by nurses in a retirement home? Or perhaps you would rather spend your retirement in a nice little resort during with one of the popular Fiji holiday packages?
Better still, there are Bali Holiday [...]
The Benefits of Pre-Employment Assessments
In providing workplace health solutions, a wise employer promotes the need to consider the health and wellbeing of employees, from the point of recruitment, as the vital first step in the effective management of the employee life-cycle.
The costs associated with recruiting, the potential impact of work-related injuries and the resulting employee replacement costs means there [...]
Building Web Sites for Business Concept Testing
Having been involved in web design in the Brisbane area for over 12 years, we have come across a lot of individuals with different ways of thinking. But it was only recently that we met a client with an interesting, and unusual way to do his market research.
He has an idea for a new business [...]
Collecting Aboriginal Art
What better way to get a sense of oneself and to meaningfully while away time is there than to become ensconced in the Indigenous art world. You can let your creative thoughts lapse back to the Dreamtime. When you open your eyes and your heart to the addictive world of being a collector of Aboriginal [...]