3 minMusingsI Dream of DaliIt was the evening before we were to visit the Dali Museum at Figueres. We had booked into the lovely Ronda hotel, and after dinner and...
3 minMusingsSit down before you read thisHave you heard the saying ‘Sitting is the new smoking’? If not, read ‘The dangers of sitting: why sitting is the new smoking’/ Victoria...
2 minMusingsScaring the newsGood news doesn't sell. Bad news does. Perhaps it’s the primeval impulse to protect ourselves that alerts us to stories of fear and...
3 minMusingsThe beauty of snailsPatricia Highsmith, one of my favourite authors kept snails as pets. They lived in a glass tank and she travelled all over the world with...
3 minMusingsIntermittent Explosive Disorder: An introduction to grumpinessIntermittent Explosive Disorder or IED, as distinct from the more famous IUD, is a psychological condition, not a contraceptive device. ...
3 minMusingsEncounters with Melbourne's down and outersAs a newly married young woman I found myself living in Carlton with little to do to amuse myself. I had given up the wild life to be...
3 minMusingsThe Stendhal effectOn attending the Wheeler Centre to hear Barry Jones reflect on his life, I was struck by his mention of the Stendhal (or Florence)...
3 minMusingsMy word!My word! I love word play and word games. My favourite radio program used to be ‘My Word’ with Frank Muir and Denis Norden and guests....
2 minMusingsYouth studies wisdom, old age practices itThirty years ago I was an English teacher at an eastern suburbs high school. The students were generally a conscientious and pleasant...