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 […]
Become Fluent in French in 8 Hours a Day
I stumbled upon this video on YouTube and it was an eye opener. First of all, I thought to myself that I can easily do this now that there is time in my day. Devoting 8 hours a day to language learning is achievable especially if you don’t work, have no family commitments and want […]
Vivid Dreaming
In this post I write about my vivid dreams.
When You Got To Go, You Got To Go
This is a short piece of fiction from a photo I took this morning that seemed odd and out of place. As I walked around the park, I thought about the story of how the car got there.
Blue Sky
Pondering about the sky
Catch-22 for Organisations
In this post I write about the links of this book by Joseph Heller called Catch-22 to the working world.
On Our Way to The Proclaimers in Melbourne
Last night we saw The Proclaimers in concert.
Florence And The Machine
We went to see Florence and the Machine last night at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne as part of her 8th World Tour.
More Casual Library Assistant Job Rejections…Lost Count 🤣
I’ve been applying for casual jobs for several libraries in the area. In fact, I have alerts set up to receive notifications when these are in the job sites. Casual jobs in the library mean serving customers, seeking out books for them, checking out books, returning books to shelves. I’d love a job like this […]
New Crochet Skills
I’ve been getting into crochet with some vigour as I’m enjoying learning new stitches and projects. I decided to experiment with this project which is top down. I made it up as I went along and figured if I can crochet a granny square, then I can do this. So I joined a chain into […]
New Golf Clubs
Last month I ordered a new set of customised golf clubs. I had myself fitted for a range as my old set was over 15 years old. Like everything, new technology means that sporting equipment like golf clubs improve over the years. I decided to order the ultra new Callaway Paradym X Driver which they […]
Nothing Wrong With Starting with Grammar When Learning a New Language
I watched this interview with D’aria talking about how she learned French and it struck me that we both started the same way. Many people on YouTube and other articles online advise NEVER to start with grammar. However this is wrong. I started like her. I bought the Practice Makes Perfect books and methodically over […]
The Lovers Book Review
Here’s my new book review. I recently won a book competition that included three books in the package. I decided to read The Lovers by Yumma Kassab, an Australian author.
Enough of the TikToks
What is it with all social media platforms and their incessant desire for shorts, or TikTok videos? As you know, I’m not using social media now but I’ve only kept YouTube and even that has Shorts! I hate them! Many of the YouTube channels I’m following lament that there’s been a change to their algorithms. […]
Book Review of The Gambler by Dostoyevsky
Here’s my book review of Dostoyevsky’s The Gambler. It wasn’t a bad read and my favourite character was the cranky old mother in the wheelchair who whacked people with her cane. Everyone was waiting for her to die to get their hands on her money but she knew exactly what they were doing – so […]
Life Lessons from Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
This one was a doozy. Lots of major life themes about primarily, making the choice to “choose life” and all that it entails – the good and the bad; the great people and the worst people who enter our lives and make it better – or turn it upside down. Ultimately, it’s how we choose […]