Week 23/2025: Creative and critical
This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring you my stories in my real human voice. Week of 2 June 2025 An interesting week. This happened in Parliament. ISLAND The Menzies Institute for Medical Research, which...
Week 20/2025: Just quickly
Week of 12 May 2025 A busy week Just quickly, a short post because I’m overwhelmed with other things to do right now. I keep asking myself how I ever managed to write a post a day in 2011 when I started this blog when I was working and...
Week 18/2025: Rainbows, walnuts and a cat
Week of 28 April I had a lot going on this week. Tiring but good. Rainbows, walnuts and a cat The Boy Beyond the Rainbow Friday night’s adventure was to the Studio Theatre to see Rod Anderson’s one-man show The Boy Beyond the Rainbow. Rod is, apparently, a bit...
Week 17/2025: A week off
Week of 21 April 2025 This year Anzac Day fell in the same week as Easter. A lovely week off I was one of those fortunate people who was in a position to take annual leave on Wednesday and Thursday to give me a ten-day break between Easter Friday...
Week 15/2025: I love autumn
Week of 7 April 2025 This week’s highlight was Kramstable coming home for a few days to receive an award from his college. It was so good to see him. And, of course, I was very proud and excited that his school recognised him for his amazing achievements (including...
Week 13/2025: Three (more) days on the island
Week of 24 March 2025 Following last weekend’s Ten Days on the Island events, this week I attended more activities from this amazing festival. This weekend I went to live theatre, an on-Country experience and an art show. Three Days on the Island Friday: LIFE/CYCLE LIFE/CYCLE was the third...
Week 12/2025: Two days on the island
Week of 17 March 2025 This week saw the start of Ten Days on the Island, an arts festival that runs every two years in Lutruwita/Tasmania. It’s very cool. There are theatre and dance performances, art shows, live music, much of it free, running all over the state over...
Week 10/2025: An arty week
Week of 3 March 2025 This week was an arty week! I visited some art exhibitions I’d been meaning to see for a while. I found some unexpected works too. An arty week Alex Wanders: gleanings This is the second of Alex’s exhibitions I’ve seen at Handmark Gallery. It...
Week 09/2025: The comfort zone
Week of 24 February 2025 This week I did a couple of things that I’m really proud of doing because they were a little (or a lot) outside my comfort zone. Heading out of the comfort zone . . . Pier+Review On Sunday evening I went along to Andy...
Week 07/2025: A hot week
Week of 10 February 2025 The first full week without Kramstable at home. Monday was a public holiday, which I really needed. It would have been hard to go to work the day after the day I’d been so sad. A hot week . . . and then not...