Week 3/2024: A week of theatre

Theatrical happenings Week of 15 January 2024 We came home from our shortened, belated Christmas with family on Monday. This week’s weather was up and down, with Tuesday being very hot, followed by rain storms on Wednesday. After a spectacular sunrise. My week involved going back to work, setting...

Week 2/2024: Built to move

Week of 8 January 2024 Built to move Back in the middle of 2023, when I was dealing with a painful back injury, I came across the book Built to Move by Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett. I’d seen the book mentioned in a review and it sounded interesting...

Week 1/2024 (part 2): Annual review

Week of 1 January 2024 Annual review: The week after the in-between week I was meant to go back to work this week. To clarify, I was supposed to have last week off, a public holiday on Monday, another day off on Tuesday, and go back to work on...

Week 1/2024 (part 1): All of the ham

Week of 1 January 2024 Cooking with ham Because I was unwell (and still am), Saturday was my first cooking day since Christmas day. I decided to cook a dish using ham. Why? Well, Kramstable had brought home a gigantic ham this week from work. It was bigger than...

Week 52/2023: A very covid christmas

An uninvited guest Week of 25 December 2023 The last week of 2023 was supposed to have been a week of catching up with Slabs’s family for Christmas, a short break in Melbourne, and relaxing. We don’t always get what we expect though. A very covid Christmas Our Christmas...

Week 51/2023: ‘Twas the week before christmas

The last week of work for 2023 Week of 18 December 2023 The 21st of December Gravy Day. What started as a greeting on December 21 in the official Paul Kelly email group (this is how long it’s been going) is now kind of a mainstream(ish) Thing. Someone else...

Week 50/2023: Modernism and macros

Modernism and macros Week of 11 December 2023 Marvellous modernism This week I worked on blog posts about the modernism walking tour Lil Sis and I did with architect Bronwen Jones as part of Open House Hobart. There was so much material, I had to split it into two...

Week 49/2023: Tis the season of the agapanthus

Agapanthus season Week of 4 December 2023 I have this fascination with agapanthus, which grows everywhere in my suburb. It’s one of the most ugly plants I know, and I despise seeing the massive flower heads everywhere I walk. Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis is native to Southern Africa and...

Week 48/2023: Back to the theatre

It’s December already Week of 27 November 2023 Back to the theatre Way back August (it seems so long ago now), I wrote about my acting class and our performance in Hobart’s One Fest. It was a wonderful experience to work on a play and perform it in an...

Week 47/2023: Recovering, and meeting the governor

An excellent week Week of 20 November 2023 Recovery from the Point to Pinnacle This was my recovery week from Sunday’s Point to Pinnacle. I was relieved the walk was over! My sore foot didn’t hurt too much and the small amount of pain I’d had in my right...