It’s election month in Australia and it’s a crazy time. On my name day, 21st May, Australia goes to the vote to determine the new political party that will govern us. I don’t take this responsibility lightly. I’ve always been someone who valued that we can vote in relative peace and that we can have […]
Living Overseas Is Now an Option
Yesterday after six months of going back and forth with Greece, we finally organised to have the paperwork submitted to the Greek National Land Registry Office. The Greek government has recently urged people who have any land to register it formally through the Cadastre. If you don’t do this, the government will seize the land. […]
A Curiosity Journey
Yesterday Orgdimension on Twitter sent this fantastic short film clip. Watch it and test your awareness of what’s happening on the screen then determine how much you pick up what’s going on. When I first saw the clip, I was amazed they did everything in one take. (That was the first thing I noticed because […]
Oh What Would I Do?
I’ve got about a couple of extra years in me to continue working in this capacity. No rhyme or reason for it but I think I’ve just reached that age where you don’t need to prove anything to anyone anymore. Besides, I’ve seen and worked with all different tasks and projects that over the years […]
The Home Office
We have a small room in the house that was classified as a bedroom but it’s quite tiny. You certainly can’t fit bed in there but it’s perfect for a study or home office. That room was where we used to go into once in a blue moon to sit at the computer and check […]
Be Like Carla
Some time ago I discovered Carla Rockmore and I fell in love. She’s FAAAAABULOUS! Here she is. Carla is my age. 53. She’s a fashion and jewellery designer and creator. She’s been collecting clothes, shoes and jewellery over the years and has a wonderful collection that she throws on and talks about. Everything on her […]
When You Want To Say Something But…
I think I’ve reached the toughest age in a woman’s life. Actually, given that I’ve never been through giving birth, maybe I don’t really know if I have but based on my own experience, I would say this phase of a woman’s life in her 50s would be the toughest. Physically, mentally and emotionally. Everything. […]
Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed
I woke up this morning with pain all over my body. A different kind of pain from the body aches yesterday post vaccination. For example, I couldn’t swallow – it felt like something was stuck in my rib cage. Anyway, that abated after a while. Then I had a bit of numbness in my left […]
Sick and…Some Comedy
Well, the vaccinations I had yesterday hit me. I had both the flu vaccine (right arm) and Covid 4th booster (left arm). At the moment, the fourth booster is for those over 65 and there’s little to no advertising about it. Covid seems to be a long and distant memory (but that’s not really the […]
The World Has Changed
So I’m back home now after a short trip away and took the time today to catch up on errands. I took the day off work today because I worked on one of my days off last week, so it’s a day in lieu. Today was meant to be the start of our landscape work […]
Villa Triste
As I tap this out on my phone, I’m sitting on an aisle seat on a plane heading home. Holding my head in my hand, I feel my breathing escape from the mask that sits uncomfortably on the bridge of my nose fogging my glasses. I’ll be home soon. I’ve just finished Patrick Modiano’s novel, […]
Last Day in Brisbane
And so we come to the last day in this lovely (but humid and hilly) city. This morning I headed out to Ascot. Before I went there, I went to Central Station to query something about my public transport Go Card. I had to get it topped up to the exact amount of the price […]
Brisbane’s Maritime History
After a breakfast of poached eggs and avocado on toast in one of the mall’s cafes, I dropped into the Queensland Tourist Information centre. I had heard that there was a Heritage History Walking Tour however, apparently I had to book it in advance as they didn’t accept drop ins. Part of me was thinking […]
Third Day in Brisbane
I had a better night sleep last night and woke up at 6:30am to get dressed and head out again to explore the quiet Brisbane streets. This time I walked the opposite way from my hotel and found another smaller park called Cathedral Gardens. Market stalls were being set up ready for trading. Green grocers, […]
Roma Street Gardens
This morning about 6:15am after a difficult night sleep (it’s always this way the first night away from home), I got up and donned my runners and headed out for a bit of a jog. The jog was useless as I kept stopping to take a photo of the wonderful sights of tropical plants, palms […]
Scare in the Air
I started this morning at 4:30 am with anticipation. For the first time in a few years, I was going to travel interstate for work! I had been mentally preparing for this event having packed medications and RATs first into my bag. After hearing the horror stories of airport mayhem with lack of staff and […]
Time Without Clocks
I’m reading the memoir of Joan Lindsay called Time Without Clocks and it’s wonderful. It’s a glimpse into the world before the Depression, of how writers and artists spent their time. Joan Lindsay was born in 1896 and you may have heard of the Australian movie Picnic at Hanging Rock about some school girls from […]
Simple Pleasures
Cup of strong hot tea with milk Playing and chasing the cat every morning Hot buttered (real butter) on toasted sourdough bread First cup of coffee brought to me to bed by Andrew every Saturday and Sunday morning Sunny mornings sitting outside enjoying sunshine with my parents; dad playing classical guitar; mum picking herbs and […]
Pud’s Not Entirely Happy With Tessa
We recently bought a second hand lounge suite. We’ve been on the lookout for this type of Tessa lounge suite for a few years. The reason it’s been hard to find is that the hipsters seem to grab onto them once they get on the market. They are a well sought after brand after the […]
Learning To Fly a Drone
Our 21 year old nephew, Oliver is staying with us for a few days as he’s here to enjoy the football. At this time of the year, many Melbourne locals love going to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG or “The G”) for the ANZAC Day (25 April) match between football teams Essendon (The Bombers) and […]