Geraldine Sells Her Home

Geraldine has sold her home! Hooray! It's been a white-knuckle time.

She broke the rules of real estate by buying a new home before selling her current place. The Sydney market has dipped recently adding to the stress.

Geraldine began the moving process this week by emptying old red wine bottles down the sink. Eliza is mortified by the waste and can’t believe her Mum has given Merlot the flick.

Eliza is back in Beirut after a brief holiday in Australia for her Dad’s birthday. She’s caught up on books and TV as well as the incredible Supreme Court nomination hearings out of the America.

Finally, Eliza tells Geraldine about some criticism on the Facebook page, which she takes on the chin! Just type “Long Distance Callers” in the search function on your Facebook page to join the discussion.

LINKS

Playground at HMAS Platypus Sydney

https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/arts-entertainment/sub-base-platypus-sydney-harbour-park/

*FEAR: Trump in the Whitehouse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear:_Trump_in_the_White_House

The New Yorker on *Fear*

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/24/with-fear-and-trump-bob-woodward-has-a-bookend-to-the-nixon-story

President Trump mocks Christine Blasey Ford

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45727618

ABC: Lebanon says Israel may be preparing to strike targets in Beirut

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/programs/worldtoday/lebanon-says-israel-may-be-preparing-to-strike-targets-in-beirut/10333236

Kavanaugh and the Starr Inquiry

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/20/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-clinton-starr.html

Slow Burn podcast

https://slate.com/slow-burn

The Larry Awards

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/sep/05/the-wiggles-for-grown-ups-abc-staff-bemused-by-utopia-like-larry-cards

*Any Ordinary Day* – Leigh Sales

https://www.penguin.com.au/books/any-ordinary-day-9780143789963

*Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/540586/eleanor-oliphant-is-completely-fine-by-gail-honeyman/9780735220690/

*Nine Perfect Strangers* Liane Moriarty

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39280445-nine-perfect-strangers