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Hope Farm by Peggy Frew
Recently, I read this gripping and jagged book by Peggy Frew. Originally I loved the name of the book, it sort of intrigued me but when I started to turn the pages it clearly became the characters that engaged me from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Deprivation, Life, Loss, Relationships, Survival, Women, writing
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Big space outside my little space
I always love it when I spend time in another place with other people, especially if they live very different lives. This week-end was one of those times. I spent the week-end on a farming property in rural Victoria. Gum … Continue reading
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Tagged Country towns, Culture, Farming land, Life, Life style, People, Rural settings, Wide spaces, writing
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Sexism, alive and well
Yesterday was one of those days. A day that pierced the wall of false contentment and well-being. It started like any other day, listening to the ABC, going to the gym, attending to a few chores and putting off overdue work … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrogence, Entitlement, Feminism, Hysteria, Ignorance, Men, Sexism, Women
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Finding the time we need
Over the years I don’t think I’ve been very good at appreciating or perhaps valuing time to do the smaller things in life that matter. Most of us I guess, have commitments and responsibilities that gobble up precious hours. I know I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Fitness, Health, Life, Meaning, People, Reflection, Responsibility, Stress, Time, Valueing smaller things, Work/life balance, writing
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It’s hard to think about…and harder to act perhaps
It’s hard to think about the fact that so many people in the world are in difficult, if not dangerous situations right this moment. It’s hard to think about people who have fled persecution and harm and are now locked away in detention … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Equality, Minority groups, Poverty, Refugees, Violence, World politics
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Rosalie Ham and ‘The Dressmaker’
Today I saw the film ‘The Dressmaker’ and I loved it. Quite a few years ago I read Rosalie Ham’s book ‘The Dressmaker’ and I loved that too. So I couldn’t wait to see this depiction on the big screen. … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian life, Country towns, Dressmaking, Haute couture, Love, Revenge, Rumours, Secrets
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Stingray, no tail
He points across my shoulder, my eyes follow arthritic fingers, knotted hand, brawny arm, then toward the weathered face, staring seaward Old man knowing, showing, stingray, no tail, dark shadow, magnified blue water, jetty rotted crumbling Childhood memories, seventy years before, sea, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boats, Ocean, Sea, Seaman, Stingray, Yachts
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Trams in the distance
The noise, just enough to resonate within my brain, then it’s gone I don’t think about the tram until the sound repeats seven minutes or even nine later rumbling, clanging, scraping familiar and comforting The background noise it comes and … Continue reading
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Tagged City Life, Comfort, Daily background noise, Familiarity, Trams
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Do we take ourselves too seriously?
Recently at the funeral of a lovely ninety-three year old woman, I was particularly taken by one of the many beautiful, funny and endearing comments made about her. One of the things said about her was that she had ‘the ability to … Continue reading
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Tagged Be happy, Too serious
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