A bit of a puzzle.

I follow the National Library of Australia on Twitter and this was one of their tweets. I enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles when our children were young and I am happy to do jigsaws with out grandchildren.  I thought this was a great resource for during social distancing.  You can do jigsaws on your phone, although…

What to do with e-waste.

We recently discovered that for the month of June our local council will take all e-waste without a charge to the resident as long as you deposit it at a local drop off point. The reason I mention this is the fact that my husband has collected computers as a hobby for many years but…

The last of my May reads

These are two non-fiction reads this month.  Wake up was read in a sitting and it certainly shed light on many aspects of our use of digital technology. “Your essential guide to the biggest revolution of the past century. David Fagan was at the forefront of this revolution as he helped take one of Australia’s…

Too many decisions to make

I am in the market for a new car as my trusty Peugeot, which I have had for fifteen years, is at the stage where things need to be done to it.  The air-conditioning has packed in twice now so it is time to find a new car.  What a mine-field that is. I thought…

A great start to the day

I usually try to get a walk done early in the morning and depending on how the mood takes me it can be a complete dawdle or I can really test myself with some intermittent jogging. My son put me onto the app Strava and since then I have really upped the speed when I…

The National Library of Australia

When I lived in Canberra, our nation’s capital, I considered myself fortunate to have access to so many wonderful national resources.  The National Library still is a resource that I can use here in Metung thanks to the wonders of the Internet.  I am a member of the National Library and so can access most…