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Feb 15
Valentine's Day on Melbourne's river
"There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time." Elaine Stritch I think I may have used that quote...
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Feb 11
February - beginnings and endings
"the reason God made February short a few days was because he knew that by the time people came to the end of it they would die if they...
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Jan 20
To plan or not to plan
"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see." Winston Churchill I have a busy week ahead of me: a...
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Dec 29, 2024
Same old, same old ... hiatus
"Downtime is where we become ourselves, looking into the middle distance, kicking at the curb, lying on the grass or sitting on the stoop...
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Dec 18, 2024
From Mrs. Beeton to ...?
"Had people ever lived like this, my suburban mind wondered. Somewhere, might they still be doing so?" Julian Barnes I shall begin this...
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Dec 15, 2024
So Christmas is coming ...
"Humans need fantasy to be human, to be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." Terry Pratchett The quote above...
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Dec 6, 2024
Life, the universe and everything
"If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is 'the quiet acceptance of what is." Wayne Dyer I don't think this post will...
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Dec 5, 2024
Who are these people?
"I know of three reasons that people go to coffee houses: to drink coffee, eat pastries, and socialize." Martin Bayer/Quora On Wednesday...
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Dec 1, 2024
Back to normal
"Normal - the usual, typical, or expected state or condition" Oxford Languages I just tested my COVID status, and as expected, it was...
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Nov 27, 2024
One thing after another
"They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them." A. A. Milne I know it's been a long time without a post,...
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Nov 15, 2024
Coincidence
Coincidence - "a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection." Oxford Languages I have...
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Oct 31, 2024
David's kitchen
"Oh my God, I grew up in the kitchen. Absolutely. The kitchen, for me, is home." Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark Continuing with...
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Oct 28, 2024
A day off
"doing nothing much can be surprisingly productive." Anita Chaudhuri/The Guardian Yesterday and the day before were pretty hectic,...
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Oct 9, 2024
Past, present, future - reminders
"A reminder helps you remember, whether it's an appointment, an acquaintance's name, or a grocery list." Vocabulary.com I have spoken...
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Oct 6, 2024
Those old posts
"You live life looking forward, you understand life looking backward." Soren Kierkegaard This is the header for the first iteration of my...
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Sep 27, 2024
You've got to eat a peck of dirt before you die
"there isn’t enough hand sanitiser in the world to keep a small child clean" Homa Khaleeli/The Guardian I continue to be uninspired so...
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Sep 15, 2024
Empty
"What is empty? It is the lack of a story… but you can always find a story." Wendy Woods Can you? I must say I'm struggling today, even...
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Sep 2, 2024
Lists, coincidence ...
"I keep lists. Some copied into notebooks in neat italic script in blue-black ink, others scribbled almost illegibly in soft pencil on...
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Sep 1, 2024
"Omne trium perfectum" - a challenge
"Everything that is three is perfect" or "three good things on a plate" After my burst of enthusiasm and experimentation yesterday,...
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Aug 24, 2024
Soothing busyness; unexpected beauty
"Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself." Lucille Ball This is today's painting from the Met...
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