Week 43/2024: Off to the hip physio
Week of 21 October 2024 This was Hobart Show week, so we got a day off on Thursday. Thanks, show that I never go to. A trip to the hip physio But first, a recap of my myriad injuries My old lady shoulder, which I was writing about at...
Week 42/2024: A weekend of theatre
Week of 14 October 2024 I went back to work after two weeks holiday. It wasn’t too bad. I also made my first photoblog post from the Art Deco walk, which I wrote about in week 39. You can find that post here. Theatre performances My 2024 theatre goal...
Week 41/2024: Recovery and plovers
Week of 7 October 2024 We were in Western Australia until Tuesday night but I’ll leave those updates for my travel blog posts, which will come sporadically over the next few weeks as I sort through my photos and notes from the trip. Recovery . . . and plovers...
Week 40/2024: WA travel blog part 1
Week of 30 September 2024 A week of travel on the sunny west coast of Australia. Go West! Part one Day 1: To Perth As I wrote last week, we headed off on Sunday for a ten-day holiday to Western Australia. I’d been to WA twice previously, both times...
Week 39/2024: Deco Tuesday
Week of 23 September 2024 This was a busy week leading up to school holidays. Art Deco in Hobart Deco Tuesday On Tuesday I went with a group from the Friends of the Theatre Royal on a tour of Hobart’s art deco architecture. Led by FOTR’s Moya Deigan, a...
Week 38/2024: Mind and meditations
Week of 16 September 2024 I went to see Kramstable’s play twice this week. The shape of mind and meditations The Shape of Mind This week Kramstable was in a production with his outside school drama class at Helen O’Grady Drama Academy. He’s been with them since he was...
Week 37/2024: A milestone week
Week of 9 September 2024 This week was a milestone birthday for a member of my immediate family. It was exciting (for them) and a reflective time (for me). Maybe I’ll share some of that, maybe I won’t. Some of it still hurts. Language matters Content advice: This post...
Week 36/2024: Spring architecture and reading
Week of 2 September 2024 Welcome to spring! Spring architecture and reading Conservatorium Further from my post about the ABC building once-was-Utas-Conservatorium last week, I recently became aware that the transmission tower has gone. If I’d been paying attention I could tell you when it happened, but I only...
Week 35/2024: Wear it purple day
Week of 26 August 2024 Content advice: This post mentions suicide. Wear it Purple day This Friday (30 August) was Wear it Purple day. Wear it Purple celebrates and respects LGBTIQA+ young people, “acknowledging all have the right to be proud of who they are and who they are...
Week 34/2024: A quieter week
A quieter week Week of 19 August 2024 After the excitement of the Stranger Sings! opening week, this was a quieter week. Stranger Sings lives This was the second and final week of performances and yes, I did go again. Twice. I loved it just as much as I...