I’m writing this blog via the dictaphone on my iPhone - who knew there were such things! It reminds me of my days as a young solicitor when I dictated everything that my secretary then typed up - those were the days! I'm out of practice and find it disconcerting ordering my thoughts in this way. So my comments on the books that I’ve been reading … [Read more...] about Latest Reading
Garden Update – October 2020
I'm not able to type as I am suffering from tendinopathy in my right arm. More of that when I am recovered - I'm trying acupuncture at the moment. Everyone I talk to - neighbours, former work colleagues, friends even the window cleaner this morning - gives me a dire prognosis! So it's mostly photos here, in my update since my last garden blog on 5 … [Read more...] about Garden Update – October 2020
Thomas Mann
I have loved Thomas Mann novels since first being are introduced to them, over thirty years ago, by Mr Tersch who I've talked about here. Although I’m not sure I understood them completely on a first reading. And given the passage of years I couldn't have said I really remembered them accurately. Hence the decision to re-read some. Royal … [Read more...] about Thomas Mann
Lockdown Reading
We’ve been in our second lockdown here in Melbourne since the 7th of July. It’s been harder than the first time in March-April, I suppose because we'd already done it once. As well, this time, the news has been terrible with lots of cases every day and lots of deaths, especially from aged care homes. So it's been pretty grim. We've now had the … [Read more...] about Lockdown Reading
MIFF 2020
We're watching all of our MIFF films online this year. The title of this year's festival is MIFF 681/2 This was meant to be the 69th MIFF but we're only getting half a festival due to Covid 19. The hashtag on twitter remains #MIFF2020. Opening night was Thursday 6 August. I'll be writing my reviews contemporaneously and updating this blog as I do … [Read more...] about MIFF 2020
Lockdown Garden – August 2020
Feeling a bit grim in this the first week of our stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne. Numbers of cases go up and down - up today; hospital admissions go up - by a lot today due to people from aged care homes being transferred; deaths go up - including today, a man in his thirties. To cheer myself up I've been exploring the garden. It's freezing out … [Read more...] about Lockdown Garden – August 2020