Ageing & Mortality
Yesterday I caught up with a long time girlfriend at a shopping centre near her home for lunch and coffee. We met at University attending Geography 101 classes in our first year at Monash University and since then, despite our studies and then, careers going on different paths: hers towards Geology and Education in remote […]
Survival of the Richest
I stumble upon this post, Survival of the Richest by Douglas Rushkoff who tells us how the ultra rich of this world are preparing for the end of the world and it strikes me that they’ve been part of the problem. Rather than be creative enough to think of ways to make the world better, […]
Caulfield Park
Yesterday was a gloriously sunny day which have been few and far between this summer with constant rain and hail. I decided to take mum to Caulfield Park which is nearby but we hadn’t been in years. Many years ago, my father was a publican at one of the nearby pubs. We lived near the […]
A Frenchie Afternoon
Well what a lovely day. Well, the weather was shite. It was 15 degrees and rained in the morning but there were bursts of sunshine at various times. For the last year or so, I have been going to a local cafe for my French conversation group. I love having this weekly catch-up with them […]
Am I Nostradamus?
Looking through my journals today (I have tonnes of them but I only focussed on the 6 of them that covered 2020-2022) and I come across this entry. Tick, tick, tick. There’s a lot there that has happened. Russian war. Major Optus & Medibank Private cyber security hack affecting millions of Australians. Floods Etc. Now […]
Walking on Grass
Well not so much walking. More like, wanting. Today was a glorious day. I played 9 holes of golf this morning then came home to have lunch and bask in the sun room with all the sunlight coming in. We have just laid the new turf and we are watering it every morning and evening […]
Baking
Today I woke up, got dressed in my gym gear and went for a run. I hadn’t been jogging for over six months and jogged 2 km as a start, then walked until I got my 10K steps in. It felt good as I pondered about starting a new Saturday routine and doing a weekly […]
18 Holes on a Monday Morning…and Counting
It was so weird to stand there on the first hole and tee-off with a group of ladies at the Golf Club this morning. I tried to kerb my feelings of guilt. Everyone else would have been at work – or preparing for work at 8 o’clock. Instead, here I was, driver in hand ready […]
A Quiet Birthday
It’s unfortunate that the last couple of years, covid has disrupted Andrew’s birthday plans. However there’s little we could do except just accept it. After all, what can you do? C’est la vie as the French say. It rained all day yesterday on his birthday. It’s fair to say that Melbournites are sick and tired […]
Lazy Friday
While the world is melting down with what Elon Musk is doing and with our holiday cancelled as well as Andrew’s birthday celebrations cancelled due to his positive covid test, nothing much to do except stay home, knit, nap and watch YouTube travel vloggers.
Waking Up To Music
I woke up to music today but it was dying off, sounding like it was in the distance. Music like the last seconds of rolling credits at the end of a movie. No, Andrew wasn’t playing music in the house. Instead the music came from my dream. Sometimes I dream music. It’s rare but it […]
Confutatis Maledictus
Mozart composed his requiem (well, part of it) in 1791. In 1984, I was a teenager who had become obsessed with the movie Amadeus. The story, the characters, the music, everything. What I think I was obsessed about was this conflict between someone with innate talent and someone who has to work hard and struggle […]
Covid Has Visited Us
So for the last few days Andrew has caught Covid. We do our daily tests and so far, I haven’t caught it….yet. I do wonder why I haven’t caught it yet. Usually I’m the person who catches everything under the sun and then spends days in bed debilitated unable to do anything but sleep. Part […]
The Twitter Scramble
I permanently deleted Twitter on 21 June 2022. Now, to my amusement, I read the blogs of people in my networks or articles about what’s happening on Twitter, I see the mad scramble as they go through the same questions I had gone through those months ago. There’s a mad scramble to save or archive […]
Mad Cleaning Frenzy
This morning I started the deep house cleaning again. I dusted, vacuumed, mopped everything in sight and did three loads of washing. I was on a roll! However our first order of the day was covid testing. Andrew was sick today with fever and aches and pains and I had hoped it wasn’t covid. So […]
Huntingdale Wetlands
One of the best things that came out of COVID lockdowns here in Melbourne was the 5km radius rule. We could travel no further out than 5km radius from our home which made it interesting to discover nooks and crannies in your own area you would otherwise have not known about. I discovered new laneways, […]
Christmas Crochet Crafts
Last week, I caught myself thinking that I don’t have an ugly Christmas top to wear to any Christmas functions. In the northern hemisphere, people wear the ugly (although I think they’re all fabulous) Christmas jumpers. Here in the Southern Hemisphere, Christmas Day is usually very hot, and there’s no way anyone wears anything heavier […]
Trying Out French Classes at the U3A
I was looking forward to today. The University of the Third Age is near our home and when I was there last to take some photos for their newsletter, I was invited back to observe the French for Intermediate class to consider registering for next year’s classes. I’ve been going to weekly conversation classes at […]
Thinking of Quitting Twitter? Be Prepared for Self-Reflection
It’s been interesting to go through the last five months without social media. I permanently deleted Twitter in June this year and I can say that I don’t miss it at all but there were a few things I did before and after to ensure that I didn’t feel entirely disconnected and isolated from people. […]