Blanche D’Alpuget (aka the 2nd Mrs Bob Hawke) was recently recorded giving a quasi lecture on her literary influences and inspirations. Be warned — this is long and not the best public speaking.
It’s got me thinking; what exactly are my lifetime books of note? I will have to give it some thought because I have [...]
Are there skeletons in your closet too?
By the way I mean no disrespect to the religious amongst us. The anthropology of it fascinates me.
Maybe there is some of the family history buff in me?
at last
I’ve come to the conclusion that lately tissues have become my best companions.
I’m on day 11 (at least) of the lastest cold sweeping Sydney. Like most colds on me, this one has stayed firmly a head cold. Smell is a distant memory. So is taste. For all the nervous jibes about swine flu, which this [...]
the view from the tub
Yesterday, for various reasons I could barely move. After a restless night tossing and turning with back pain I could not get out of bed. In addition, I had quite literaly a pain in the bottom. This makes sitting in a wheelchair even more challenging than usual, Unfortunately being in bed [...]
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