So the pandemic and its associated restrictions has taught me to appreciate some things I took for granted: not the least of which is how beautiful and wonderful my own surrounds really are, how my environment provides me with so much luxury in terms of food, climate and nature to nurture my soul. I have … Continue reading Renewal
Time to slow down and #BookSnapSunday
Finally some quiet time. Time to catch up on reading blogs and books, writing posts if I am lucky. Even missed #BookSnapSunday last week. This week I am afraid it is a pretty unimaginative snap, off camping again, or should I say at last. Back at one of my favourite spots Woodgate beach. This week's … Continue reading Time to slow down and #BookSnapSunday
May reading summary
“It’s not staying in the same place that’s the problem,” said Nanny, “it’s not letting your mind wander.”― Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad I am a bit slow to get up my May reading but here it is at last, only two books completed. With the lockdown and restriction on movement driving me a bit batty … Continue reading May reading summary
#BLM and The Tall Man
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced". - James Baldwin Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash I had planned to post on Wednesday but the planned post suddenly seemed so trivial in light of on going events in America. It has to be said that Australia has been … Continue reading #BLM and The Tall Man
Serenity and monsters below the surface
A much needed nature fix on the weekend, we went down the range to Colleges Crossing, gentle idyllic part of the Brisbane River before it becomes the thick brown artery of the city. We used to live in the area when we first moved back to Queensland after ten years in the ACT. Colleges is … Continue reading Serenity and monsters below the surface
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Pandemic and coffee in the park #BookSnapSunday
https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1X436pYG1/ Last week was not a particularly productive week blog wise but planning to bring a bit more discipline and enthusiasm to this coming week, starting with this week's BookSnapSunday, my current read the eerily, plague themed thriller from Lawrence Wright. Wright won a Pulitzer for his account of Al Qaeda and the road to … Continue reading Pandemic and coffee in the park #BookSnapSunday
Don’t Panic – it’s Towel day
“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Today is the 25th of May, towel day, the day we remember the wonderful comic author Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, Dirk Gently's Holistic detective agency and one time script editor of Doctor Who. I remember … Continue reading Don’t Panic – it’s Towel day
#BookSnapSunday – Don’t Panic! Towel Day is coming
“He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy https://www.instagram.com/p/CAjSiSjAqtO/ Since tomorrow, the 25th of May is Towel day, this week's #BookSnapSunday could really only be a Douglas Adams book. For those who may … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday – Don’t Panic! Towel Day is coming
Bookshelves and Zoom backgrounds
I have been feeling at a bit of a loss with finding things to blog about lately and since I have not been able to travel physically, not even into work and everything is being conducted over platforms like zoom it made me wonder about the backgrounds we choose for our zoom meetings and why. … Continue reading Bookshelves and Zoom backgrounds
