The Arts have been suffering under our marvellous Coalition government for a long time. Until now, literature copped the biggest hiding, but now, small companies in other sectors are joining us and we really don’t want company in starving in … Continue reading
This week I wanted to give you a bit of an insight into different views of the fires. That means lots of links and some quite scary pictures. I’ll finish on a happier note, I promise. First, a perfectly normal … Continue reading
We were all so sane and calm and efficient until now. An exemplary people doing amazing things in a terribly trying time. My friend Conor, who visited his parents for Christmas and spent the early part of the year defending … Continue reading
“Don’t think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It’s quiet, but the roots are down there riotous…” –Rumi As the year draws to a close, I reflect that it’s been, as Mark Twain put it, “One damned thing … Continue reading
There are some very big subjects that our lives centre around right now in Australia. I don’t want to talk about them. They’re full of difficulty and emotion and… it’s exhausting even thinking about them, to be honest. I can’t … Continue reading
Tomorrow is November 5. This is one of those statements that look simple but contain multiplicities of meaning. I asked friends on Facebook what they thought of the date and I was fascinated by how many ways there were of … Continue reading
These festive Day of the Dead Heads are easy to make. They take one day to make if you make the plaster heads up in the morning and decorate at night, or two days if you make the heads a day early, which is advisable since it guarantees the heads will be dry enough to decorate and display.
Continue readingWelcome to 5780. May it be a good and sweet year. Australia has been there for a day already and tested the waters, so check our news to find out what the early part of the year is like. Jewish … Continue reading
Join Thor and me on a getaway through the beautiful Salish Sea and the islands of my native Pacific Northwest. NOTE: I’ll return to my latest Greek Islands journey in next week’s blog post as Thor and I explore the … Continue reading
I realized a few years back that I didn’t care to celebrate the fourth of July as I had when I was younger. I used to love the fireworks and getting together with friends and family, and I still love … Continue reading
