Rainy Afternoon
It’s a rainy afternoon and H. is home and we are both enjoying the quiet, unhurried interval of an easy weekend at home. I am reading old British crime novels on my Kindle, and hubby is at the other end of our large living room enjoying Raiders of the Lost Ark on our amazingly big, second-hand flat screen TV. […]
Attacks on Paris
Tearful as I watched the events unfold in Paris yesterday. In the aftermath, trying to understand why. It is difficult. After the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris earlier this year many people blamed religion. A Foreign Policy writer, Christian Caryl responded in a way which holds truth again today: The real problem isn’t religion. It’s […]
Best Laid Schemes
It’s not official yet but some big news at work yesterday. It brought to mind a phrase “best laid plans”, which out of interest, originated from a Robert Burns’ poem To a Mouse. It tells of how he, while ploughing a field, upturned a mouse’s nest. The resulting poem is an apology to the mouse: […]
Engaging with Ideas
I learned about critical thinking during my short stint with university level study… sometimes though, I feel a little simple-minded in my consumption of ideas… for example when empathy joins hands with reason and I see both sides of an argument. This makes rather a muddle of my thoughts sometimes, and is frustrating as well when I can’t seem […]
Moffat Beach
A restful couple of weeks stay at a pet friendly holiday house at Moffat Beach, near Caloundra. I settled into a daily holiday routine of reading, napping, and exploring the beaches and coastal trails of Caloundra with Ebby at my side. The holiday house offered comfy armchairs – the perfect place to snuggle up in […]
Rainforest Retreat
For my birthday I was treated to an awesome stay at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, inside the Lamington National Park. Highlights were the beautiful sights, the birds and the wonderful food that was prepared for us. Thanks Mum, I loved having this time away with you in this lovely place.