Month: September 2016

  • Weird Weather For Spring. ‘Station Eleven’ – Emily St. John Mandel.

    www.theguardian.com South Australia, I really hope you’re all safe.  I’ve just heard on the news that tonight’s weather may be even worse that last night’s which ripped transmission  towers out of the ground and left around 1.7 million of you without power. Do take care and I hope you managed to get home early and…

  • Costco. Bettina Liano. Daiso.

    It’s been months in the planning, today’s trip to Costco.  It used to be so easy to either stop off on the way home from where I used to work.  Then I used to make a day trip out of it with the then Toddler SSG when riding in a trolley was still a novelty…

  • Resurfacing.

    Just resurfacing from a busy weekend. I’m feeling nothing but love towards this glorious sun we’re having today.  It’s filtered the pallor and pastiness out of my face like you wouldn’t believe. Some scenes from the weekend…. I took myself out for breakfast on Saturday before heading into work.  One day, I will live on…

  • Friday Drinks.

    Good times.  I’m working through this weekend.  It’s my last one for the year which I’m pretty happy about.  On the other hand, I can pretty much guarantee that this will mean nothing blog worthy will be going on for the duration.  So before I disappear off into the sunset for a bit, here’s a…

  • The Weeknight Book Club: ‘The Hypnotist’s Love Story’ by Liane Moriarty.

    Hurrah!  I’ve finally finished a new novel.  It’s certainly been a while. www.goodreads.com ‘The Hypnotist’s Love Story’ (link to the Kirkus review) is a Liane Moriarty novel from 2012.  I’m a big fan of Liane’s thoughtful and humorous writing.  Her novels are often weave a handful of characters’ lives together into plots that have this…

  • Wednesday’s Miscellanea.

    It’s the middle of another week.  Already.  I hope it’s treating you well so far and if not, may things be on the improve from now on. Miscellanea  from the week so far.  Everyday things but also, now that I look at it, a surprisingly high proportion of current affairs type things as well. Remembering:…

  • Art in the Everyday #2.

    ‘Still life’ type scenes from the last few days…. Title:  ‘Waiting’ Additional notes:  on hold while my call was in the queue for our work’s IT help desk one Friday morning. Title: ‘Green’ Additional notes:  the lawn survived winter and grew just enough over the last week for me to give it a bit of…

  • Lovin’ Life 18/9/2016: This Time Last Year.

    According to Timehop, this is what I was doing on this day one year ago… Packing up my beloved souvenir fridge magnet collection in preparation for The Move.  The Big Move.  Across the city with a toddler. Somehow I’d managed to survive a month of home opens, sold a house and managed to pack most…

  • Pancakes. The Bachelor.

    If you have a plate of pancakes in front of you, life can be nothing but good. Pancakes are a special occasion food.  They’re a bit fiddly to make which can add a bit of ceremony and specialness to breakfast at home.  I, however, tend to only eat them when I’m out or overseas because…

  • Hay Fever, Vyshyanka and the Fashions of Summers Past.

    It turns out that spring isn’t all sunshine and flowers after all.  It’s also windy days.  The kind that are presently whipping up a storm of pollen at my place.  Fortunately, I managed to get onto the antihistamines early this morning so the sneezes and skin burning is all under control.  But it’s been a…