"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." – Mary Oliver

  • Five on Friday

    Five on Friday

    We got a very heavy delivery this week. The delivery guys were not appreciative. Now that E has moved out into his own place we are going to set up…

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  • 1 Second Everyday

    1 Second Everyday

    A number of years ago I read about the man who had videoed 1s everyday for ten years. While it would be pretty cool to have that, I know my…

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  • Five on Friday

    Five on Friday

    I am back in Melbourne. My dad had a checkup on Monday and his lungs were clear after his bout of pneumonia and time in hospital. Mum went to the…

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  • The 50 Lists

    The 50 Lists

    As part of my 101 list I wanted to do a 50 lists project. I’d done a list project on my previous blog and I love the combination of structure…

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  • Five on Friday

    Five on Friday

    While G and I were away in Lorne, dad drove up to Shepparton and bought five boxes of peaches for bottling. That meant Monday was spent bottling them. Mum and…

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  • I Saw The Southern Lights!

    I Saw The Southern Lights!

    I’ve been feeling pretty disappointed about missing out on seeing the Southern Lights in May 2024 when there was such a big storm and a great opportunity to see them…

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  • Lorne Long Weekend (Cont)

    Lorne Long Weekend (Cont)

    This originally started as last week’s Five on Friday post , but life stepped in, so now I’m going to just post the details of our weekend at Lorne and…

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  • List #50: A Few Adventurous Things I Have Done

    List #50: A Few Adventurous Things I Have Done

    Early in this list making journey I posted a list of things I have no intention of doing which was mostly populated by various thrill-seeking activities. I thought it might…

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  • Five on Friday

    Five on Friday

    I hadn’t got to inbox zero since before Christmas so Tuesday night after dinner I sat down with my computer and did a big clearout. I had 185 emails in…

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  • List #49: What I Ate on Christmas Day

    List #49: What I Ate on Christmas Day

    Early on in my list journey I did a list of foods I ate on Christmas Day and I figured why not almost round off the list with a repeat…

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