6pm Saturday 3rd December 2022. After a long lunch with girlfriends, I wandered back to the train through the QVB (Queen Victoria Building) in Sydney, taking happy snaps on my phone. Click on any image to enlarge, although I have resized them to WordPress's recommended 1260 x 628 which has diminished the clarity and crispness … Continue reading Scenes from the QVB
Random Ramblings
Use the drop down options to find Miscellaneous Observations on family, life, love, Australian politics and other philosophical musings . . .
Gather Round Ye Minions of Michaels Nook
When I wrote a series of six blog posts on my time in 1978/1979 working at Michael's Nook Country House Retreat, situated in Grasmere in England's Lake District, I did not foresee that other employees would find my stories and add their memories. It's been a fun ride keeping up with them all. Earlier this … Continue reading Gather Round Ye Minions of Michaels Nook
Loving in the Shadow of Tito – a “commended” short essay
Much excitement last week at the Gala Event of the Society Women Writers NSW at which numerous competition winners were announced. Included in these were the Members' Book Awards and the National Writing Competition (short stories and poems). I had entered a nonfiction essay to be supportive. Most of my free time is spent on … Continue reading Loving in the Shadow of Tito – a “commended” short essay
The Reluctant Retiree 