I wrote a few posts back that it seemed everything was breaking down at our place. To be fair, it’s an age thing. As most equipment is over 20 or 30 years old, they’re all giving up the ghost 👻 and come at once. Not exactly the right time either when we are looking at […]
Visiting My Old University
We woke up to the radio announcer telling his listeners that it was the coldest day in Melbourne in years. In some parts, it was -5 but outside it was -2. No wonder my nose was so cold! The house was freezing and the only thing that was different to any other winter day was […]
Glendalough Revisit
I’m reading Edward Rutherford’s big novel of +800 pages called Dublin published in 2005. I’m a great fan of his writing and have most of his works which are all huge books that span many years all about the history of cities. It’s a great way to learn about history through fictional stories and characters […]
Everything Is Breaking Down
I could write about this to mean something about the world but no, I won’t. I’ll write about what’s happening at home instead. 🤣 Yesterday our CD player component broke down. To be fair, it was over 25 years old. Andrew had wanted to spend the afternoon listening to music and he chose the CD […]
Tasting Raclette
One of the things I love about my French school is that our teacher includes cultural experiences within the lesson. We speak in French and then we learn various cultural and traditional aspects of the country. Today was our last lesson for the semester before a three week break and she put on a “raclette”. […]
Love Affair with a Hot Water Bottle
The most underrated piece of kit any home to have is the hot water bottle. …and flannelette bed sheets …and flannelette pyjamas …and hand knitted woollen socks But mainly the hot water bottle. If I was a poet, I’d write a poem to my beloved hot water bottle. It’s THAT important in my life 🤣. […]
A Good Clean Feels Cathartic
As poor little Pud has been sick lately we monitor his health daily. It means unfortunately he’s not always using his litter. Stressful for him as it is for me. However, I’m not too fussed in all honesty. I keep a fairly tidy house but not “sterile clean” because that’s way too much work (and […]
Cafe Rando
Once a month on a Sunday, our French School has Café Rando, an informal and leisurely beach walk at the Rickett’s Point Marine Sanctuary followed by a coffee at the beachside cafe there. It’s an opportunity to meet other students and Francophiles and bavarder en français. 🤣 What a stunning day! We have been lucky […]
Mensis Horribilis (Horrible Month)
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 […]