Turn off the news and build a garden.

Willie Nelson is one of the musicians we listened to when we were younger and still listen to now.  It is lovely to see his son singing this song which is appropriate during these difficult times. See Willie Nelson and Sons Lukas and Micah Play ‘Turn Off the News (Build a Garden)’

Wow! What a night.

My elder daughter bought tickets for my birthday so I could see Queen when they performed in Melbourne.  My birthday is at Christmas time so it was lovely to have something special to appreciate long after my birthday had passed. We made a day of it and went into Melbourne to check out the shops…

The Twa Corbies. . . .

I was pondering how we had to learn poetry when we were at school and it was still something that was happening in my first few years as a teacher.  Unfortunately, or some would say fortunately, poetry recital is no longer fashionable.  As I have said in previous posts it always used to surprise me…

Opera by the Lakes

On the weekend we attended Opera by the Lakes which was held at the lovely homestead, Nyerimilang near Nungurner which is just a very short drive from Metung.  The homestead is part of Nyerimilang Park. The performance was held outside and unfortunately when we arrived the weather was not looking too great. We parked in…

Nothing quite like vinyl

At long last we have been able to listen to our vinyl records again.  My husband purchased a USB turntable and I was able to install it on our sound system !  The exclamation mark is because that is a feat that needs to be applauded.  Neither of us is technically minded and to succeed…

East of the sun is more than a song

I have managed, this month, to get a historical fiction book read well before the month is over.  I was slack last month and only read one historical fiction book during the month.  I aim to do better this month for my Historical Fiction Reading Challenge. The book East of the Sun certainly fits into…