Cup of strong hot tea with milk Playing and chasing the cat every morning Hot buttered (real butter) on toasted sourdough bread First cup of coffee brought to me to bed by Andrew every Saturday and Sunday morning Sunny mornings sitting outside enjoying sunshine with my parents; dad playing classical guitar; mum picking herbs and […]
Lume Exhibition
Yesterday I went to the Lume exhibition at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. I booked tickets a couple of nights ago and in all honesty, was a bit half hearted about it. The reason was that I’m an art lover. I love to go to art galleries and see the paintings. I love learning about the […]
Experiment With Your Art
Yesterday I spent some time with my father in his work studio. Over the years, I have spent countless hours watching him work and usually, while he paints, he talks about what he’s doing and why. Before I know it, observation becomes a lesson. I have no idea why I haven’t picked up on this […]
Learning Through Making
On Friday, I headed over to my parents and walked into my father’s art studio to check out what he was up to. He had been watching YouTube videos on how to do book binding and was on a roll with creating these for himself. As an artist, he had a lot of loose leaf […]
This Month’s Stories of Personal Learning for the Month of October 2018
Here are this month’s snap stories of personal learning for October 2018. Every week and every month, I like to review these videos to see what I have been doing every day. It’s a great way to capture all my work and learning – and also to see progress towards my goals. Every month I […]
Knowledge as a Concept
Every Thursday mid-morning, I head over to my parents for a bit of conversation and coffee. It’s something I look forward to every week because it’s a good opportunity to find out what they’ve been doing to pass their time. Long retired now, their time is spent pottering about in the garden, reading books, watching […]