Playing with photo filters is an aimless activity, most suitable for these dreary winter days. I enjoy using Prisma on my iPad (it’s available for Android devices, too) to create different versions of photos. This is my original photo of poppy seed heads from my garden. This one has the Thota Vaikuntam filter applied. It […]
My life in a marshmallow
A few winters ago, I bought a new dressing gown. Although I hadn’t planned to purchase anything, it called out to me as I walked through a store. Made of rich, deep velour, the gown was begging to be stroked. It was only after I wore it at home and looked in the mirror that […]
About Facebook
You may notice that the Facebook icon is no longer at the top of this page. Facebook (or some unsophisticated rogue program of theirs) decided to block my public page last week. I’ve been thinking about whether to continue with that page and have now decided to delete it. I’ll be posting more here on […]
Weekend reading
The current Facebook debacle in Australia reinforces something that we already knew – we have no control over the availability of content on sites we don’t own. It’s a message that hit some Australian users with force yesterday when Facebook stripped their pages. With that in mind, I’m starting a new feature here – weekend […]
Stepping gently into 2021
We’ve slipped quietly into another month, as summer progresses. Thankfully, there is no blistering heat here, just plenty of gentle rain. My garden sends its thanks by thriving. Growth is luxuriant and we are surrounded by green. Simple acts sustain us. Tending the garden, recording the levels captured in our rain gauge, reading, watching stories […]
Online events? Yes please!
One of the beneficial side-effects of travel restrictions and the desire to stay home as much as possible is that I have attended many more events than I would have pre-pandemic. Have you taken advantage of this? I’m grateful to the many organisations that have redesigned their programs for digital participants instead of in-person ones. […]
How to simplify life
Sometimes pulling together all the threads of our lives seems totally overwhelming. I know I often have so many decisions to make – some large but mostly small – that I become paralysed with indecision. That’s not how I want to live my life. So, on a regular basis, I simplify and pare back. It’s […]
What a difference a year makes
One year ago today, the removalists packed all our possessions into their van and drove over 100 kilometres to our new home. We each drove our cars, packed to the limit with (mostly) my pot plants and followed them south, away from Sydney to the Southern Highlands. After everything had been off-loaded and the removalists […]
March blues
Well March has gone downhill fast, hasn’t it? How are you all feeling? Anxious, unsure of the future, and trying to stay calm? Or is that just me? (Four questions in a row, that’s a barrage!) Take a big breath and enjoy this photo of pretty flowers I cut from my garden this morning. It’s […]