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. […]
It’s Official Now
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 […]