Week 07/2026: Pride!
Week of 9 February 2026 After the Pride flag raising two weeks ago, this Saturday (14th) was the annual Pride Parade in Hobart. As we’ve done the past few years, my workplace registered a group to take part. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do...
Week 06/2025: World wetlands day
Week of 2 February 2026 World Wetlands Day was on 2 February. Wetlands, according to the definition on the official site, are land areas that are saturated or flooded with water either permanently or seasonally. They include inland wetlands such as marshes, lakes and swamps, coastal wetlands such as...
Week 05/2026: January 26
Week of 26 January 2026 Monday was a public holiday in Australia. It’s been a national public holiday since 1994. I’m grateful that my workplace recognises that this is a date that causes pain to many First Nations people and allows us to substitute this public holiday for another...
Week 47/2025: A week of book launches
Week of 17 November 2025 This week I went to two very different book launches, one I had planned for a while and one at the last minute. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring...
Week 43/2025: The week I ditched my Fitbit
I love the third week of October because it’s Hobart Show week and we get a day off in the middle of the week. 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...
Week 40/2025: Zines!
Week of 29 September 2025 This was a very exciting week! The baby peregrine falcons in the nest at 367 Collins Street in Melbourne hatched. The first one on Tuesday. Now there are three little chicks for us to watch for the next six weeks as they grow and...
Week 35/2025: Wear it purple 2025
Week of 25 August 2025 It’s the last week of official winter and there were lots of rainbows. As always, 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 25/2025: Beauty, the beast and the back injury
Week of 16 June 2025 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. Beauty, the beast and the back injury Hearing trials My hearing aid trial that I...
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 08/2025: A quieter week
Week of 17 February 2025 This week was quiet. I was home by myself without Kramstable, who’s busy starting uni life, and Slabs, who was away for family and work commitments. A hairy situation I was super super excited on Tuesday night to see the show A Hairy Situation...