Category: life

Week 22/2025: Accentuate the positive

Week of 26 May 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. Monday was my last day of cat sitting when Lil Sis and Mr Tall came...

Week 21/2025: The battle with the ongoing health issues

Week of 19 May 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. The ongoing health issues Physio Since I hurt my back, things were slowly improving, but...

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 19/2025: Exploding back pain

Week of 5 May 2025 I’ve been feeling a bit miserable this week. Ouch! Exploding back pain I hurt my back exercising last Saturday (flash back to this week . . . or this one . . .  or  . . . ) and had various health professionals tell...

Week 16/2025: The week that was

Week of 14 April 2025 The week that was I feel like the things I should be writing about are too big and too overwhelming and changing so fast that I can’t keep up even thinking about them, let alone writing about them. The US descent into fascism. The...

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 14/2025: Clouds and love and information

Week of 31 March 2025 Clouds and love and information My main focus this week was getting ready for my acting class’s end of term performance, which we did on Sunday afternoon. And I made some photos of clouds. Love and Information I rejoined my acting class this term...

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...