The musings of an Aussie viewing the World waist high .... from a wheelchair
The end of this piece sounds like a promotional piece. It’s not. No sponsorship is in place. When I was in primary school I had a simple text-book on touch typing or at least typing efficiently with one hand. It wasn’t really a text-book in the traditional sense; rather a case of 100 typed pages, [...]
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Updated today with the letter that I actually sent this am An open letter to the Minister for Transport the Honourable Mr David Campbell MP GPO Box 5341 SYDNEY NSW 2001 Dear Sir, I’m told I tell a great story whether fiction or fact. My education and experiences over many years has reinforced that telling [...]
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Yesterday was fun. I had a visit from a university friend and her daughters (3 and 9 months). They are gorgeous. It’s strange and pleasing to be able to talk of knowing folks for over 10 (or 20) years. I feel all old but in a good way. AS and her hubby fall into the [...]
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My six words beautiful day filled with wonderful surprises Possibly Related Posts: The email I wrote for international day last year Just writing Perhaps *part* of the reason for the neglect of the blog The solution to writers block; talking. Based on today’s weather: red coat
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Written after last Valentine’s Day I’m a girl. Bottom line. For all my protestations about being modern and not “into the Hallmark Days”, yesterday was Valentine’s day. But this year felt different. PB is a creative and enjoys surprising me and so on the day of St Valentine’s I awoke to recieve this Well two [...]
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Interesting watching the slow waking up on my local “big shops” open. It’s very deliberate and good for one’s sense of observation. People almost whisper out of reverence for the sleeping giant. Noise makers cast furtive and apologetic glances around, almost willing their necessary noises to be quiet. Seeking to not disturb the meditative rhythm. [...]
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I was looking through my NetNewsWire collection of blogs and came accross this concept on C Beth’s blog. Six word Saturday. Described more fully here, its basically to describe your life in that moment or a thing in your life in a phrase containing 6 words. During this disciplined blogging exercise I thought I’d try [...]
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PB and I were watching You’ve Got Mail tonight, the result of a time limited offer on PB’s behalf (and probably Valentine inspired as well). Two brief thoughts occur to me. Firstly I love courtship as one of the old-fashioned polite ways that these two modern charactors exist. I can really relate to that. In [...]
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I like this idea. I can relate to what Beth talks about. I have tended to be one of these writers; There are times when my mind is filled with more blog posts than there are days in the week, when everything in my life can be easily put into a witty and/or meaningful bit [...]
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I’ve been thinking about the National Companion Card program since going to the theatre with a friend where the topic came up more than once, first in the booking process and after the show by a well-meaning mother and daughter duo. Following up from this, I thought now was a good time to discuss it. [...]
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