Today we spent the day with our nephew who was visiting from interstate. It was another glorious sunny day so we walked around the city and decided to check out the free public tour guide of Victorian State Parliament. The tour guide was EXCELLENT. He wasn’t dry and boring instead, an animated storyteller that had […]
Remembering the Fallen
It’s ANZAC Day today. A day of contemplation to remember the sacrifices of the Australian men and women who have served in all world wars. The day is one where I have marched – years ago – in the parades in the city or regional towns conducted by the various RSL clubs (Returned Services League). […]
Book Review: A Companion Piece by Ali Smith
Here’s my latest book review now on YouTube.
Reading All Day
Now that I’m not working anymore, I have so much time in the day that is spent doing pretty much nothing at all. I have days where I plan for golfing, French studies, going for long walks, house work and helping my parents with their errands too. However there are other days where nothing is […]
My First Ukulele Performance
Another first for me today. The University of the Third Age in my local area had an Open Day today. The U3A is on the grounds of an old high school that our local council now provides for various community groups to meet. For example the old school gymnasium is where dancing, yoga, gym and […]
“Women Over 50 Are Annoying”
Last night while watching a popular general news show on television, the panel of the 30-something hosts were talking about a segment that had just finished. One of the presenters turned to the other and said, “well, you think that women over 50 are annoying!” He said it in an off hand remark and to […]
The Cloak of Invisibility
I realised that the cloak of invisibility is not fiction. It is in fact, over women of a certain age. Yesterday I went through all my YouTube beauty or fashion channel subscriptions and unsubscribed from those where the women espoused natural beauty (pretty much all of them) and at the same time, have had facial […]
Night: A Book Review
Fixing the Dishwasher
We have a lot of old appliances that are slowly giving up the ghost after 30+ years of use. As much as I want to hold onto them, I’m always looking out for parts to fix them but it’s getting harder. Two weeks ago, the dishwasher’s handle became loose so I couldn’t open it. Luckily […]
Figuring Out What’s My Next Skill to Learn
I’ve been thinking about what skill I’d like to learn next so I share some thoughts about that in my recent video.
I’m a Luddite
I held out for as long as I could but it seems inevitable that in the near future, I will have to surrender. For the moment, I’m holding firm. People around me don’t understand what I’m doing or why I’m doing it. Me, on the other hand can’t see how they cannot. They think I’m […]
Jersey Mimosa
Today at the U3A someone asked me if I was an artist and I thanked them for thinking that I was. I loved the idea that someone else thought I was even though I’m not. It’s the highest compliment. I was chuffed! Little did they know that I used to be in the corporate world. […]
I Had To Kill You
Song for 2023. Putting my corporate business life behind me. For ever. That world simply is dead to me now.
Book Reviews of The Dying Animal & Indignation by Philip Roth
What on earth did I read?! One of the most odious characters I’ve ever read was in this book. Here’s my new book review.. The second book, Indignation was a bit better.
One Minute Fiction: The Urge
The familiar urge overcame him again. He wondered where it had gone to for some months. Now it was back but stronger. It cursed through his blood stream, felt it’s pulse in his temples. Sweat trickled down his back. He watched the man who hadn’t moved from his seat. It was time. He took a […]
Give Me a Dream
I’ve been watching a Greek series (first of its kind) on Netflix and I binged on it. Netflix and Mega TV channel obviously pumped money into it to become one of the Top 10 Shows on Netflix. I was mesmerised by the first opening scenes but most of all it’s soundtrack. The series takes place […]
Random 6 Word Generator Stories
For a bit of fun, every morning I practice my creative stories by using a random word generator to generate six words that I could write a story. The words are bolded in the text. Here’s my first attempts. I have no idea if they are grammatically correct or structured well. My aim is to […]
Afternoons Singing & Strumming
Is there anything better than spending lazy afternoons at home strumming the ukulele and singing to yourself? Today it was this song…. I’ve been more creative than I’ve ever been. More writing, more music, more art, more intellectual discussions with friends, more good books, more conversations, more laughter, more poetry, more knitting, more learning, more […]
I Wagged School Today
I did a Ferris Bueller. I wagged school. I didn’t feel like going to the U3A classes today because I had been playing the ukulele and practising French in my own time all weekend. Those classes could wait another week. Instead I wanted to walk the city streets and have some time to be in […]
Beanie Madness
I’ve gone on a yarn stash bender. That is trying to use up as much of my yarn that I have hidden in cupboards and under beds. I’ve uploaded about 10 different beanies I made this year onto Ravelry but that’s only half of them. Beanies are a great way to use up yarn but […]