Good and wise…

October 23, 2026

There’s much to be said for the quiet life. Nonetheless, it took pulling The Fool card in my Rider Waite tarot deck to commute rumination to articulation. The light of the white sun symbolises spiritual life. The white rose symbolises silence. Lucem in silentio invenimus: We discover light in silence. It carries a beautiful, philosophical … More Good and wise…

The zen of art…

September 21, 2026

My top three childhood activities in the 1970’s were reading, walking purposelessly and art. As an adult, all have remained necessary to my wellbeing. Consistent art practice though has been less easy to fit into my day-to-day, so over the years I’ve picked up and put down my own version of art therapy. Over the … More The zen of art…

A wintering haiku and sundry discourse…

August 30, 2026

Deep winter diebackFundamental detachment —Trust in the process “Emotional dieback” is not a standard clinical term in psychology. It borrows the botanical concept of “dieback” (where a plant progressively dies from the tip downward) to metaphorically describe emotional detachment that may occur after periods of stress, trauma or burnout. Intentional or short-term emotional dieback serves … More A wintering haiku and sundry discourse…

Glamping…

August 11, 2026

I’m going to give glamping -at Braemar Bay on Lake Eucumbene in this instance- a blog post all of its own. “Roughing it, the glamorous way.” — Unknown This kind of lake/dam/river camping feeds our souls… all three of us. Every time we go glamping we say “we don’t do this enough” … except that … More Glamping…

Pub crawl..

July 13, 2026

Both nature and nurture have a lot to do with how much the G.O. and I love not just any pub: old pubs especially country pubs. That redolent smoky-beer-disinfectant atmosphere is part of our DNA we reckon. This has rubbed off on Diesel-dog; even when it’s not pub time Deez thinks it might be a … More Pub crawl..

All the feels…

July 4, 2026

An eclectic post. I sorted our autumn roadtrip photos into bloggable categories. The photos I’ve selected for this post are more than sightseeing, glamping, travel with a dog, food, pubs and why we love to travel the way we do. These are moments chosen by my heart, all about the feels. I didn’t overthink it. … More All the feels…

Time to relax…

May 26, 2026

Our days at home start like this. Breakfast in bed for Diesel. Coffee in bed for me. The G.O.’s prefers coffee with a cigarette outside in his shed or the garden. Picking small harvests of self/bird sown cherry tomatoes, rocket, shallots, silverbeet leaves might not seem much but for us to arrive home after almost … More Time to relax…

Talk is cheap…

January 22, 2026

40 days of trip journal entries + 40 day journal entries since we arrived home. Even with a few setbacks my mojo is beginning to return. 80 days of journaling. Just for me. Unstyled sometimes unfocused photos. Landscape. Portrait. Who cares. Just for me. Inspo screen shots. Just for me. Words, descriptors, narrative. Just for … More Talk is cheap…

The short version… 2025: I’m still alive.

December 26, 2025

At the end of 2024 I said there would be no more writing about the past. Notwithstanding, the following long version was written in 2023; exercise one, write a one-page autobiography for lesson 1 of [the subsequently abandoned] Write Heal Transform: A Magical Memoir Writing Course. The title inspired by Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam song lyrics. … More The short version… 2025: I’m still alive.

Life goes on…

September 5, 2025

Following an extended period of destabilisation we’re regaining our sense of place and peace at home. With a sense of relief we settled on the usual front corner of our verandah customary beverages at hand; wine spritzer for me and beer for the G.O., to watch the light fade from the sky on the last … More Life goes on…