Year: 2021

This Sunday we escaped from the Australian Mainland. Yes, boldly going “overseas”, without permission and without a single test I note, but properly masked, and yes it was only 10 mins off the mainland but it felt fleetingly liberating and we explored the new shores with gusto and joy.  Our destination- Coochiemudlo island in the…

Last night the hubby and I had the pleasure of attending a book launch at Avid Reader – Australia’s best independent bookshop and one which we are delighted to support and have so close to us. The launch was Steve Capelin’s book “Paradiso” and he was interviewed by the lovely Bianca Millroy. They discovered common…

It has been a while and I suspect his exuberance at being allowed out of his gate explained his turbo charged start to the walk. Imagine a 5ft something female flying down the road, (the emphasis is on flying) pleading with him  “Dougall, Dougall slow down” – I may have to call him Tornado or…

The World Press Photography Exhibition is currently on in Brisbane. From its headquarters  in Amsterdam, The World Press Photo Foundation organises this exhibition which travels to 120 cities. It attracts 4,315 photographers who submit their images for the coveted prizes of the world’s top photo journalists and documentary photographers. This year is especially anticipated after a…

It was a strange blend of memories and visions of the future -our own boys’ connection to the Danish Brick and these little stand- in- kids who were kind enough to come out with hubby and me to a day at the Lego Exhibition in Brisbane. Our boys spent hours building and pulling things apart.…

This is an aerial photo of the Brisbane River I took in 2018 when on a helicopter ride around the city. As my beloved mother- in- law said this is not a straight river, it twists and turns and can confuse. As I was walking in the city today day I came across a brass…

Sunrise 6.37 am Sunset 17.01pm  But in between  A bit of this  And a bit of that  A gum nut here  And a splash just there  Spreading it out  And colouring it in  Playing with light  In the bright sunshine.

Some of you may know this lovely pair that went on holiday a while back without telling me. They are now back to their regular hours and are quite delightful, like today, a fairly breezy day, when they were puffing up their feather and making bouffant hairstyles which had me in stitches.  Dennis and Doreen…

Four years in the planning, many months in the execution and last weekend saw the Gallery of Modern Art opening its exhibition of European Masterpieces to the public. 500 years of art right before our very eyes here in Brisbane all the way from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York – Yup, if…

Yup firmly in the neighbourhood which we love so much enjoying the interrupted blue of the skies, the warmth of the sun and the gentle breeze. Today’s walk along Enoggera offered up some different images. I loved this one of the straight conifers through the iron gate.  The warmth of the sun and the slanting…