I live in a place of great natural beauty, our beaches are pretty impressive. However, on the man-made side of things we haven't actually excelled. There's not a lot of great architecture or design in my town. When "man-made" came up for the photo challenge the first thing that came to mind was our Glasshouse, an arts and entertainment facility … [Read more...]
The Catch Up
It's not that I have a tendency to "fail" I just sometimes take on a few too many challenges and then have to play catch-up at various points along the way to actually complete the task! So here is my latest photo-a-day pictures. 1. Something I Do Every Day - I made a list, God it was dull. I know you are supposed to celebrate the … [Read more...]
Reflection
It's the birthday month so, as with last year, I am in a spiral of anxiety about my life passing me by and things left undone. Next week I'll give you the final update on how Project 44 panned out. As I reflect on what I attempted, and what I achieved (or didn't) I've been thinking A LOT about how to combine the responsibilities of the real … [Read more...]
Favourite Things
On a list of my top ten favourite things books would have to come out number one. I've been a big reader since ... well forever. Books are an escape. A doorway into another world. What else would make my top ten favourite things list? Well if we discount people ('cause you know some days ...) and just limit it to things, then here's what … [Read more...]
Five O’Clock
Five o'clock has changed over the years. Back before husband and children, five o'clock was knock-off time. The packing up of the desk, the washing of the coffee mug, the last-minute wrapping up of a day's work before heading out into the city streets with the hundreds of other commuters. Striding past the decorative shop windows of David Jones and … [Read more...]
TV
The black box has overtaken the house. The screens are bigger. Rooms are built simply to house the apparatus. There's a lot of talk of how bad it is, but is it an evil, mind altering instrument of destruction? Or is a window to the world? A tool which can teach and inform, entertain and amuse? We probably watch too much TV in my house. Gosh, … [Read more...]
Breakfast
I nag my children about how important breakfast is and make sure they eat something as I throw them out the door of a morning, tossing lost socks and forgotten homework after them. Yet it is a case of do as I say, not as I do. I don't normally eat breakfast. Unless it's the full on "big" breakfast prepared by a lovely chef at a trendy cafe. Then … [Read more...]
Colour
The drive each day to my work is not a particularly attractive one. Out of our new development suburbia you turn right onto the old highway, past a semi-industrial area, through roundabouts which could take you off to the flourescent lit, big-chain supermarket where they can sell you everything you will ever need, all under the one roof. Or the … [Read more...]
