Perhaps it’s no coincidence that my first novel was titled Not Always To Plan because that’s certainly the way life […]
Archive for ‘nature’
Bird calling
It’s Birdlife Australia’s Aussie Backyard Bird Count this week, something that’s been going for quite a few years. You download […]
Design icons: Lawrence Johnston
From my regular series of Design Icons written for ABC RN Blueprint. You can find others on my Blueprint and […]
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: the birdbath
From my regular series of Design Icons written for ABC RN Blueprint. You can find others on my Blueprint and […]
In Patagonia: part 1 (from pumas to pinnacles)
I’ve always thought a bucket-list sounds a bit clinical, more a matter of ticking things off rather than savouring them. […]
Propagating in a pandemic
There have been many beams of light through the gloom of this pandemic. Chief among them is the dazzling resourcefulness […]
Penguins and politics
In the late 1980s I decorated two display homes in a housing development near Marbella on the Costa del Sol. […]
Where do we grieve?
This was the holiday we didn’t think would happen. It had been booked many months before, with flexible airfares and […]
Taking the plunge
I made a resolution this year that I would start swimming again. Before Christmas, a friend was staying and I […]
Colin Bisset 