Month: May 2020

  • A Sentence (Or Two) A Day: May 2020.

    A Sentence (Or Two) A Day: May 2020.

    May has been a month of little things.  Sydney is making those first tentative steps towards reclaiming our pre-Covid19 lives back.  On the one hand, it’s been an amazing achievement by both the government and the public in getting us so quickly to this point on the curve but there have some elements of isolation…

  • Life This Week 25/5/2020: Self Care.

    Life This Week 25/5/2020: Self Care.

    It’s blowing a gale in Sydney today. These cockatoos have the right idea – taking in the might of the wind over the water at Rose Bay from the safety of these apartments.  They are pretty much perfectly socially distanced, aren’t they? When the weather’s like this, self care is a fine balance between taking…

  • Sunday. As Isolation and Social Distancing Restrictions Are Lifting.

    Sunday. As Isolation and Social Distancing Restrictions Are Lifting.

    And I’ve gone and done it again. Found myself a new crime series peopled with characters whose chemistry I will not be able to put from my mind until I’ve read every one of their shared adventures. ‘Painting in the Shadows‘ is the second instalment of the Alex Clayton art mystery series by Katherine Kovacic,…

  • Lovin’ Life 21/5/2020: Sunny Days.

    Lovin’ Life 21/5/2020: Sunny Days.

    This week’s love is a simple one. Sunny days.  They make everything look better, they make you feel better, they’re just better. They feel like such a gift in the midst of autumn with its rain, transition to colder weather and those leaves that need to be dealt with each weekend. Covid restrictions are lifting…

  • Peace of Mind.

    Peace of Mind.

    Say what you will about Covid living but for me, it’s been a time of confronting some of my fears and just getting things done. This week, I’ve come to terms with the rodent problem that is endemic to the part of Sydney where I live.  The houses are old, we are streets away from…

  • Life This Week 18/5/2020: Share Your Snaps.

    Life This Week 18/5/2020: Share Your Snaps.

    This week in pictures: I happened upon this window display at a local pet store while waiting for my fish and chips order last weekend.  The toy twigs made me smile deeply. Add caption It was a work week so here’s a scene from my desk.  I love my The Body Shop Hemp Hand Cream…

  • Lovin’ Life 14/5/2020: Mother’s Day 2020.

    Lovin’ Life 14/5/2020: Mother’s Day 2020.

    Same but different is a recurring theme for me as life goes on with Rona.  My Mother’s Day was special, memorable and different.  Special because I observed the day as both a daughter and mother.  Memorable because new memories were made as a mother.  And different?  It was always going to be a different kind…

  • Life This Week 11/5/2020: Moments of Magic.

    Life This Week 11/5/2020: Moments of Magic.

    With the light at the end of this COVID  tunnel comes appreciation for the changes to my life that self isolation has brought.  I’ve just had a week at home homeschooling and getting around to all the little jobs working through last week prevented me from getting around to.  The weather’s been mostly glorious.  Cold…

  • Lovin’ Life 7/5/2020: Five Things.

    Lovin’ Life 7/5/2020: Five Things.

    This week’s things and moments. Grapefruit segments for breakfast.  They remind me of breakfast buffets at North American hotels.  I wonder when I’ll next be over that way… Making ‘cloud’ playdough in the backyard with cornflour, food colouring and hair conditioner.  Sounds crazy but it works. A picnic lunch at home.  One of the happier…

  • Life This Week 4/5/2020: Taking Stock

    Life This Week 4/5/2020: Taking Stock

    Making : do.  Repurposing was a previously underrated activity in my life.  I’m so glad I’ve discovered it now. Cooking :  steel cut oats.  In my slow cooker.  It’s taken a couple of attempts to get the right setting and time for cooking them but the trial and error was worth it.   Drinking : mugs…