Today I started my day with a game of golf. I put my name down to go around on the course for a practice run fully expecting no other person to join me. Instead, another lady who had exactly the same idea as me joined me and we used the opportunity to play with three […]
Remnants of a Bygone Era
I’m sitting here munching on a greens (thanks to mum who grew these in her organic garden) pie I made for lunch thinking about how much education has changed. Today I headed down to the Moorleigh Community Village which used to be an old high school that was closed down in the 1990s to meet […]
Confession: I Never Want To Work Again
This week while chatting with a good friend, I confessed that I can never see myself working ever again in a corporate business with companies or leader who put profit over people. The mere idea of working for such a business doing exactly the same thing that I’ve been doing for the last 25 years […]
Meandering Walk Around Cheltenham Park
This morning, a bit of sunshine was peeking out of the clouds and as it’s a public holiday (Melbourne Cup), it was anticipated that the weather would turn with more wind and rain again. So I quickly left the house to drive 5 minutes down the road to walk around Cheltenham Park and Golf Course.
Time for a Whisky
I Spoke French
Today I caught up with my good friend for lunch and a bit of a natter (chat). We usually meet halfway between our respective homes and tried out a pub meal which was delicious. However before our meeting, I had to stop and take a photo of two P&O cruise liners which were at Station […]
Corellas on the Course
This morning I headed out to Woodlands Golf Course to have a bit of practice putting and chipping. It was the first bit of sunshine we had in over a week of constant rain and floods. I had to get out of the house to experience the sunlight on my skin. It was glorious! I […]
Modern Crochet
So I’ve made these baskets to store bits and pieces. Recently I cleared out all my drawers and reused cartons and boxes from deliveries as separators. I like to reuse or recycle as much as possible so these yarn baskets will now be where I can place trinkets and stuff. I’m really happy with the […]
Musk Owns Twitter Now 💩
If there’s a time to get off Twitter, it would be now. Ever since leaving this platform (and LinkedIn, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram too), when I keep thinking of all the time I spent on it, (for what real purpose?). I cringe. I feel that I’m so much better off without them. I should have left […]
Our New Library
Last night we went to the inaugural opening of our new local library. Over the last year it’s been renovated into a double storey, youth and community space with plenty of light and areas to quietly read, work or gather with others. To celebrate, the library had put on entertainment through the day plus a […]
Learn How to Draw at the U3A
Today I had the wonderful opportunity to go and see my father teach a 9 week term class on Learn How to Draw at the U3A. The U3A stands for the University of the Third Age, a not-for-profit education organisation that provides a variety of courses and education for semi-retired or retirees all around the […]
At a Certain Age, A Woman…
At a certain age, a woman nests. Amusingly, I thought that a woman nests when she’s expecting or when she’s expecting something else from life from now on. Actually, I think I was purging more like. My child rearing years are long gone behind me. Well, to be fair, they never arrived but nevertheless, today […]
Who is Jordan Peterson?
Who indeed? I have to wonder about these bloody algorithms that bring up such bullshit into YouTube feed. * Mental note: figure out a way to get rid of YouTube shorts because they get bizarre I have no idea who this person is. Never heard of him. However everything about him is making my sensors […]
Monday Night CD Night
Tonight’s listening pleasure is the soundtrack to Stranger Things which was on Netflix. We enjoyed the show because of this soundtrack. It was music we grew up with in the 80s. I had to stop knitting because of all the foot tapping and needing to sing along and head nodding. I love our music nights. […]
The Big Ditch
It was a quiet start to the week. This morning after my morning meditation, I headed down to meet a girlfriend for breakfast however as I had forgotten my phone at home (which happens more frequently nowadays), I sat at the cafe waiting for her and reading my book. (Kikuko Tsumura’s, There’s No Such Thing […]
Flabbergasted
Today I find out the salary of one of the School Principals of a friend’s child private school is $490 000. $490 000. F&!$&!! hell. 🤬 I was floored. No wonder our education system is broken. This is insane especially when public schools need more support; teachers are leaving the profession. The system is broken. […]
My New YouTube Channel Causes Me To Radically Rethink Everything About What I Put Out There
I’ve customised my YouTube channel to remove ‘activate learning’ and to just be Life Lessons Through Books. Some time ago, I asked the question Should I Get Off YouTube? The reason is that after getting off social media, I’m reflecting on every single aspect of my working life and my output that I have shared […]
En Route to Normal
Last night Andrew and I headed off once again to see Bill Bailey at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda. It’s an impressive building built in the early 1900’s by the same guy who built Luna Park across the road. This theme park is one of two in the world that gives us a glimpse […]
Mordialloc Meandering
This morning I went for a walk around Mordialloc Creek for something a bit different. The area was established in the 1850s and over the years was a place for fishing and boat building. Those days are long gone now and it’s a quiet seaside town to walk or go get fish and chips and […]
Relaxing Day
This morning I had quiet one. I didn’t go for a walk but instead crocheted for a few hours as I learn some skills (crochet flowers on a colourful top I’m learning how to do from a Spanish YouTuber who speaks no English. Half the time it’s a guessing game). Nevertheless it was a serene […]