I would say that this month has been one of my worst months in a long while. It included everything from illness, emergency, doctors, ambulance, even a funeral. However in hindsight, after all that, it’s also a month that has shown me what I will face more often in the near future with ageing parents […]
Sunday
While my family members have Covid this week, it meant the day was quiet as it was spent at home. Today I submitted a short story for the Booroondara Short Story Competition. It’s a story about a homeless man which I made up on the spot as a conversation between two rich young girls who […]
Playing At Flinders Golf Course
Today I played at the Flinders Golf Club Charity Day with a couple of other ladies from my club as well as representatives from over ten different clubs around Melbourne. What a gloriously sunny day as we couldn’t have asked for a nicer day. Heaps of sunshine, no wind and spectacular views of the rugged […]
How I Grew Up in Clips
My typical Saturday mornings unable to ever sleep in…. Every family gathering where all my aunts were in the kitchen. And afterwards, when they did the dishes Meanwhile all my uncles inside the dining room And when I tried to cook anything…. This 👇
The Glass Menagerie
Last night Andrew and I went to see this play by Tennessee Williams. It was his first play that rocketed him to success where later in life he wrote plays like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Street Car Named Desire. This production was from our local theatre company. I like going to these […]
When You Can’t Travel…
Just sample produce from another country you’d like to visit. My French 🇫🇷 classes started again today. I always enjoy the classes at My French Journey in Hampton because Nathalie makes them so interesting. The term goes over ten weeks and our teacher also organises various events such as Sunday walks, book clubs and even […]
Bits and Bobs From This Week
I met up with a girlfriend for a long walk around South Melbourne. It’s one of my favourite places to walk as the houses and terrace homes are all old and beautifully maintained. Some of the places have the blue signs at the front (like those around London) to learn the history of the place. […]
Chicago
Andrew and I went to the theatre Friday night to see Chicago. We are fans of musical theatre so all the big Broadway shows and productions on in Melbourne are must sees for us. Over the years, we have seen too many to mention. We are lucky to live in a city that has such […]
Vivid Dreams Once Again
I don’t know why people say you dream in black and white. I can assure you I dream in full splendorous colour and like I’m watching a film. Last night I dreamt that I was working for some start up design company. Their offices were all clean bare pinewood panelled, minimal layout and sleek furniture. […]
Watching the Magpies
There’s a family of magpies that live in one of the trees in our yard. Every day we see five or six of them ripping into our lawn searching for worms. Andrew gets irate as he’s spent hours preparing this lawn , fertilising, coring and watering it. Over winter it’s going to go dormant. He […]
Collecting RATs
I’m over the bulk of the worst of COVID symptoms although I’m still coughing and have a runny nose. I STILL don’t have a sense of smell or taste now over a week and I can’t wait to get this back again. There are also days where lethargy come over me and I feel wiped […]
Argh. Now Husband Has Covid
It’s never ending isn’t it? Argh. I’ve now cancelled our trip to the Clunes Book Festival which I was looking forward to all year. Two days of book talks, book fairs on the streets and all the seven bookstores of that town open to public. Bloody hell. 🤬 Oh well. On the plus side, my […]
Finally Caught COVID
It took some years but I finally caught it. I was holding onto the hope of never getting it but unfortunately, it happened. I’ve had all my boosters, I tried to keep as safe as possible but now, it’s everywhere. It didn’t help being in an overcrowded classroom last week when there were a couple […]
A Typical Evening Scene
Evenings at ours means a lot of time spent on the sofa watching television, reading books or listening to music. Tonight as we listened to a CD by Suede, I shared the sofa with Pud who had fallen fast asleep with my foot on his belly. It’s pretty relaxing to do this. I quite enjoy […]
Being a Tourist in Canberra: What I Saw & Did in Our Nation’s Capital
We travelled to Canberra for a few days for family reasons and while there, I had an opportunity to act as a tourist. I worked there for four years and I loved this city. It’s Australia’s national capital and full of institutions, museums, galleries and so much more that means there’s always something educational and […]
Personality Tests
Many years ago when I was in the corporate world, every team bonding activity involved some kind of personality test. These tests evaluated our preferences against others in our teams and shed light on how we prefer to lead and work with others but also come to understand our own strengths and weaknesses. (I’ll say […]
Morning is My Favourite Time of Day
It’s Wednesday morning. Outside, except for a call of a magpie, it’s quiet. I pulled out of playing golf early this morning because I hadn’t slept well last night. I’m the type of person who needs to have a good night’s sleep or have things perfect order (clean house, swept floors, bed made, general tidiness) […]
The Lifespan of a Fact
On Saturday night, Andrew and I went to a local theatre group to see a performance of this play based on a book called The Lifespan of a Fact. We hadn’t been to amateur theatre in many years and we do have some local groups in the area. I had seen this as advertised in […]
The Cult of Taylor Swift
I don’t know how many times this year I’ve thought to myself that “I don’t understand the world we are living in right now.” It’s as if the lines are blurred between fact and fiction; real or fake. Nothing makes sense yet nothing is surprising anymore. To be honest, I think we have lost our […]
Battered by Melbourne Storms
The day was sweltering hot on Tuesday. It was 38 and with strong winds. The worst weather you’d wish to have in a state that still remembers the worst bush fires that decimated entire regions, homes, livestock, flora and fauna a few years back. I had just started my French class when there was a […]