Before I headed to Ireland this time, I had sympathetic conversations with quite a few Australians. "It's going to be so cold over there." "Well, yes, it is wintertime." "And wet and rainy." "I would expect so. It's a cool temperate maritime climate, after all." " Ooh maybe you should buy some of those colourful … Continue reading winter style
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Hobart ramblings
A warm spring evening in Hobart. It’s been a long two days, delivering pre-disaster-season briefings with Julie to a lively bunch of Tasmanian staff and volunteers. We finish a little earlier than expected and I dump the laptop and participant evaluation sheets, change clothes and head out into the late afternoon sunshine. The Radiance of … Continue reading Hobart ramblings
living simply
A recent blog post by my close friend Fiona has got me thinking. Could I live with just 100 belongings, not including shared items and necessities? I suppose it depends upon what you call a necessity. My Tiffany bud vase (and indeed my iPad) are not necessities, and yet I love them, not to mention … Continue reading living simply
return to forever
I have to commence this post by stating that I am not a jazz aficionado, but when Orlando gets that excited about a gig, you know it is going to be worth it. Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Jean-Luc Ponty and Frank Gambale assembled in Melbourne for the Return to Forever IV tour, and we were … Continue reading return to forever
Máiréad Doyle 