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 52/2024: The last week of the year
Week of 23 December 2024 The last (full) week of 2024. This involves finishing up at work, getting ready for Christmas, doing Christmas, recovering from Christmas. Kramstable got some very exciting news, which isn’t mine to talk about, but will involve some massive changes in 2025. The last week...
Week 31/2024: Just visiting
Week of 29 July 2024 This week had some ups and some downs. I really wished I’d had my camera on Wednesday morning’s walk. The Visitors A night at the theatre We went to see The Visitors at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night. This is a play by...
Week 30/2024: Art and acting
Week of 22 July 2024 This week I took in some art and acting classes, and had a fabulous time doing it. Art and acting (and more acting!) Art from Trash Art from Trash is an annual exhibition held at the Salamanca Long Gallery by Resource Work Cooperative (aka...
Week 28/2024: Listening and learning
Week of 8 July 2024 This was a week for listening and learning and reflecting. And for roasting sweet potatoes. Listening and learning NAIDOC Week 7-14 July was NAIDOC Week, which is a week to “celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
Week 25/2024: Winter art
Week of 17 June 2024 This week I unexpectedly ended up looking at two very different artworks in Hobart. Winter art Sacrifice What are you willing to sacrifice for your salmon dinner? This is the question artists Jessica Coughlan and Amy Brown have asked visitors to Hobart’s waterfront in...
Week 20/2024: Artrage
Week of 13 May 2024 ArtRage 2023 On Thursday I went to the ArtRage exhibition at the Salamanca Arts Centre. The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG) in Launceston curates this annual exhibition, which showcases art from the previous year’s students from years 11 and 12 across Tasmania....
Week 18/2024: Walnuts and climate wars
Week of 22 April 2024 Walnuts and climate wars As well as walnuts and climate wars, which I’ll get to in a bit, this was an entertaining week. Slabs and I went to see Dawn French is a Huge Twat at Wrest Point and Kramstable went to Melbourne with...
Canberra & NSW travel blog part 1
Week of 15 April 2024 The first week of school holidays. This week we travelled to Canberra and New South Wales to celebrate a family member’s 80th birthday. Canberra & NSW travel blog part 1: Canberra Day 1: Arriving in Canberra The first leg of our trip was a...
Week 26/2023: Pilates and shoulders and habits
Week of 26 June 2023 Atomic Habits Part 6 Starting Pilates I started my physio-supervised Pilates program last week. How it works is, the physiotherapist has two clients sharing an appointment. This means she can set one person up with their first exercise and make sure they’re okay, then...