I missed last weeks booksnap but back on track now, this week a steampunk theme and two books that feature the remarkable Ada Lovelace as a character. I have been really surprised to encounter an amazing number of people who don't know who Ada Lovelace is, something we encounter whenever we explain our new canine's … Continue reading A Steampunk #BookSnapSunday
Giveaway
As someone who used to blog a decade ago I used to enjoy the occasional giveaway, both participating and winning, and hosting the occasional giveaway. Giveaways are fun. So I thought we might celebrate the coming holiday season by hosting a giveaway. I thought it might be a way to grow the blog while also … Continue reading Giveaway
Joie de vivre and rural shopping on the Granite Belt.
On the weekend we again visited Stanthorpe. Driving south we could see the massive smoke haze and the sinister orange tinge to the horizon from the fires further south at Glen Innes. The countryside has taken on an apocalyptic feel what with fires and the on going drought, our weekend in Stanthorpe, however was one … Continue reading Joie de vivre and rural shopping on the Granite Belt.
Apocalyptic fires
This is what happens when we ignore climate science, I really do not want to politicise the current tragedy but we must wake up to the reality of a changing climate and the everyday horror it will bring. Bushfire is an expected reality in the Australian summer but this is not normal: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-11/nsw-bushfires-850000-hectares-destroyed-worst-to-come/11691038 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-10/nsw-bushfires-bobin-residents-speak-of-bushfire-terror/11690066 I … Continue reading Apocalyptic fires
Rocks Riverside Park
S and I went to a birthday party for a niece's daughter on the weekend. The park where the party was held was a surprise and beautiful. Magnificent jacaranda's were in flower and the old architecture of the parks previous function as a brick works added to the charm. Located in the Brisbane suburb of … Continue reading Rocks Riverside Park
Re-blogging: Stop Shop & Support — Caravan Correspondent
Just wanted to re-blog Glenys' post on the importance of supporting communities through the drought. Glenys has also included links to organisations supporting rural communities. In the November issue of Liquid Life & Leisure Magazine online, you can find some real ways to help communities doing it tough in rural areas around Australia. The current … Continue reading Re-blogging: Stop Shop & Support — Caravan Correspondent
Creativity
Creativity is the most important skill of the 21st century, important for problem solving and for well being, but we sometimes forget that we are all creative creatures, it is one of the things that defines us as human, the ability to meet the world with a curious mind and creative responses. Sometimes we need … Continue reading Creativity
Just a bit of Confusion
image public domain I am feeling a bit confused at the moment, uncertain of what to blog about. I have not written a post all week, (except for book snap), and that feels terribly slack. We started the blog initially to just record the weekend adventures but then every now and then something a bit … Continue reading Just a bit of Confusion
#BookSnapSunday – The diary of Frida Kahlo
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ZE6_yAfS7/?hl=en I absolutely love the diary of Frida Kahlo, what an amazing woman she was. What I love most about her diary is the sheer immediacy and intimacy of the diary and most of all I love the colour and the unpolished nature of the diary, the rough, naive nature of the illustration. This is … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday – The diary of Frida Kahlo
This week’s book snap Sunday – Monet and the water lilies
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HJ0O-A1Qh/ We have been walking in Laurel bank park, the pond with the water lilies seemed a perfect opportunity for book snap Sunday and Ross King's fantastic account of Monet and the famous waterlily paintings that grace the Musée de l'Orangerie. Really enjoyed this great read and it sparked a wider interest in the politics … Continue reading This week’s book snap Sunday – Monet and the water lilies
