How about a little bit of a check in? A bit of a catch up? A spot of thing-sharing? I’m very much in the mood for it and perhaps you might be too? Let me know if you join in! There’s a blank list at …
Taking Stock: In October
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Nice Life Reminders
Distracted? Thought-provoking books can help!
At the best of times I am a self-interrupter, but during the pandemic my distracted urges developed to Olympic level. I was quite the athlete, reader. For some reason I wasn’t able to stay on task for more than 10 minutes before I needed to check …
Seams Legit: Margaret Atwood and the Crafty Lives of Modern Writers
Many writers find creative flow away from the keyboard, too … Once upon a time, writer Margaret Atwood sat aboard an icebreaker in the Arctic Circle knitting, with some difficulty, a great auk in shades of black, mauve and blue. The bird became extinct in …
Prams and Pokémon and Puffins and Peanut Butter Sandwiches
When my kids were small, we lived for a while in a weatherboard house in Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs. It was owned by a former AFL footballer. His investment property, it would seem. The house had been renovated in the ‘80s and featured more than its …
There’s safety in a bowl of spaghetti
How nostalgic foods are soothing Melbourne’s pandemic pain As Melbourne’s second lockdown kicked in, I found myself standing at my kitchen bench, considering the newly imposed curfew, battling competing waves of sadness and numbness. There was only one sensible response to this worrying development, it …
On My Kitchen Table
Mostly I have been spending time sitting at the kitchen table these days. It’s bright and I love working and making stuff in the heart of the house. I have an Echo Show that I boss about demanding to hear the radio or music via …
Can I Tell You About Some Things?
Oh hello YOU. How are you going? I am going okay. Things could be better, but by golly things could be so much worse so I am glad that I am okay. I had a few hard weeks, but I checked in with my doctor …