The most exciting thing that happened this week was rain! In parts of Queensland and New South Wales the rain was relentless, with widespread flooding around Brisbane and the Gold Coast as well as the Sydney area. It rained in … Continued
This time last year everybody in Australia was in lock down panic mode because of covid-19.
I had an MRI the other day. It was ordered as the final check to make sure my medical episode several weeks ago, where I suffered temporary blindness in my right eye, was not the result of a stroke. I … Continued
I was going to make this a politics-free post but I’ve found myself stewing about this all week so I’ve gotta say my piece. If you’d rather not, feel free to skip down to the pretty pictures after End of … Continued
It’s a week on from the Great Facebook Blockade, and the Australian papers are trumpeting headlines announcing that Zuckerberg ‘backed down’ or that he ‘blinked first’ and all the world was watching.
After having a face-off with China over the spread of covid-19, now the Aussie government is staring down Facebook and Google.
It should have been just another day in paradise. Breakfast had been consumed, internet had been perused. We headed off for the excitement of the day – a trip to the supermarket. We were halfway there when something happened to … Continued
Let’s start with an apology. Today’s post is a little late because I wanted to finish off the first draft of a novella I’ve been taking forever to write. I found writing fiction particularly difficult in the last months of … Continued
After several harrowing months of American politics and covid-19 I thought I’d take a look back at some of the beautiful country that is Australia. It’s a big place with diverse habitat. Pete and I have flown across it often … Continued
On the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century Joe Biden heads into his first full day as President of the United States of America. There has been much celebration – relieved, subdued celebration – among many … Continued