It’s Birdlife Australia’s Aussie Backyard Bird Count this week, something that’s been going for quite a few years. You download […]
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A change of tune
It was a deliciously hot summer’s day some years back and I was sitting in the shade of the camphor […]
Design Icons: Wunderlich
From my regular series of Design Icons written for ABC RN Blueprint. You can find others on my Blueprint page […]
Trumpets of spring
Like Proust, we all have our madeleine moments. It’s not only food that takes you back in time. For me, […]
No place like it
They say that when life gives you lemons then you should make lemonade. Well, I’ve never made lemonade but I’m […]
Trash and treasure and everything in between
I’m learning that there’s a fine line between something that’s called antique and something else that is definitely junk. We […]
Looking back to move forward
It took us twenty years to do it but finally we’re here. In late 2001, we took the plunge and […]
Look at it this way
This year, most of us have become much more familiar with our direct surroundings. For a while I stopped walking […]
Propagating in a pandemic
There have been many beams of light through the gloom of this pandemic. Chief among them is the dazzling resourcefulness […]
Taking the plunge
I made a resolution this year that I would start swimming again. Before Christmas, a friend was staying and I […]
