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Week 2 of Tea September- This week’s photos:


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Several things have tugged on my mind this week- anniversaries of the passing of friends and people I admired, finding old scraps of writing and a birthday looming. So I started to look back this week, and ponder things that were.

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After last year’s realisation I had only read two novels (I’d read about twenty non-fiction books and had started several books…), I’ve concentrated on finding new novels to read this year. This week I’ve scored a few novels from Australian and independent authors. The blurbs ( Read more... )

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International ‘Pretend to be a Time Travellers’ Day’ is traditionally held on 8th December each year. Last Sunday we calibrated our chronospheres, jumped in the TARDIS or appropriated a Vortex Manipulator to attend this year’s picnic. It was wonderful to see members of ( Read more... )

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Last week I partook of ‘feel good’ Tryptophan and Phenylethylalanine via (way too much - is there such a thing?) dark chocolate. This week I’ve added Endorphins* to my arsenal to dispel the gloomy funk set in after weeks of anxiety. And what better way to get exercise than ( Read more... )

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Thanks to C William Perkins for interviewing me. You can find it on this webpage:  Aeronautics Anonymous - Punk Interviews.

C W is a steampunk author who promotes other indie writers. Feel free to leave a comment and check out the other interviews.


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Some photos from the garden and my recent travels. From cold, wet winter comes the new life of spring.


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I’ve been slack. I haven’t touched the garden for months. Silly excuses - like no energy and being unwell. ha!

A glorious sunny day enticed me out to the back verandah for a cup of tea. I was mortified by what I found there!


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It’s Easter long weekend. It’s not over thirty degrees Celcius. And I’m free (and healthy enough) to potter in my beloved garden.

It’s the first time I’ve had a hope of achieving something useful in the garden for months, without collapsing, getting sunburned or jar my knees ( Read more... )