Why you might not want a cat
This morning: Stumbled out of bed to feed the devilcat at approx 5:30am. Stumbled back into bed.Half an hour later: Dragged myself out of bed and . . . holy firetruck! DEAD RAT on the floor of my...
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Gotta love Earnest
Last week I saw Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, staged by the Melbourne Theatre Company. This really is the most amazing play. It's so well plotted and scripted that even a children's...
View ArticleBlog Hole
I really haven't felt much like blogging over the past six weeks. I haven't felt like writing either. My muse has completely abandoned me. As far as blogging goes, sometimes I can find interesting...
View ArticleIt's that time of year again
I'm spending the Christmas/New Year period with my family down at Phillip Island. Mum, Dad and I arrived here during the afternoon on Christmas Day -- our first 'Christmas' spent at the island, even if...
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Introducing my new wheels
The year 2012 is already off to a flying start, because I've bought myself a Christmas present...It's a Volkswagen Golf and it's rather lovely. Deciding on a make of car was initially daunting. There...
View ArticleTwo exciting new writing initiatives for 2012
Today I have embarked on two exciting new initiatives related to my writing career.The first, which I signed up for a few months ago, is an online course called "blogging to build brand". It was a...
View ArticleWorking way out west
Now I have a car, the commute to work is a whole lot easier. Brooklyn (next door to Altona) is well serviced by the Geelong Freeway; public transport not so much.There's a reason my workplace is...
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My Golf's in good hands
Is it just used car dealers that are slimy and dodgy, or is it supposed to apply to new car dealers as well? The reason I mention this is because, if the latter, I've had quite the opposite experience...
View ArticleIn need of a time-turner, NOW
It's been a very chaotic start to the year for me. Two new writing initiatives. Relatively new job. High expectations of myself. Recipe for brian melt-down.The first week I tried to do everything. I...
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Garden of Remembrance
A week ago I sat in the Garden of Remembrance, sad and heart-heavy, and sifted through my memories of my uncle.They are many, and in a strange way hark back to my earliest memory, more an impression...
View ArticleOde to Forge and Brew
This blog is extremely dear to my heart. I've been blogging here on Forge and Brew for... six years now. How many hours I've spent pouring out my soul onto its pale gleaming pages I cannot begin to...
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Vale Jeddah
It's now almost three months since Jeddah, my mother's miniature schnauzer, passed away from a suspected brain tumour. He would have been eleven this coming July -- not so old, really -- but, as tends...
View ArticleExploring cafes in Newport
I have previously complained about how dismal it is working in Brooklyn as a locale, but there is at least one benefit that I can name -- and that is the proximity to a plethora of wonderful little...
View ArticleTwo dead birds
I'm down at Phillip Island, sitting in my favourite cafe, empty breakfast plate before me, hugging my wonderful coffee. And I thought I'd try posting from my phone... So far so good.I've sadly seen two...
View ArticleThe Tea Party are splendorous!
The Tea Party are reformed and back in town with two gigs in Melbourne this weekend past. I was lucky enough to attend the first on Saturday night at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda. With that beautiful...
View ArticleThe TV must go off
I've resolved to attempt weekly posts on this blog, and since discovering I can post from my phone I think it might actually be achievable. It's not ideal, but it does allow me to utilise some of the...
View ArticleNow the netball's over, guess I'd better get productive
Today I finally had my Sunday afternoon back. For the past four months it's been netball season -- and that's meant double-header netball games on the TV or else a trip into Hisense Arena to watch the...
View ArticleWinter of the boots
I remember a period during my undergraduate university years when I was in the habit of wearing skirts -- the long, flowing kind. I can't remember why I stopped (maybe they went out of fashion), but I...
View ArticleA week of fire-breathing dragons
It's been a hell of a week.I've seen it coming for some time, hurtling towards me like a herd of shiny fire-breathing dragons. There was no avoiding it. Three major work projects heading for one...
View ArticleMore birds - alive!
Very pleased to report more bird sightings this trip to Phillip Island -- this time alive! In fact, this time the theme is baby birds, perhaps not surprising, given the season.So far today, we have...
View ArticleAnd there went September!
Er.I'm sure I said I was going to blog weekly here. Oops.September was a very busy but productive and eventful month. There were a four-day writing retreat to Mulwala, a free ticket to a Katie Noonan...
View ArticlePlaying with fire
The past several weeks I've been doing fire warden training. Our first session was all sorts of theory about fire -- commonsense stuff about "the fire triangle", which is constructed of oxygen, fuel...
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In which a family of Silvereyes might regret choosing my garden
Today I almost murdered two baby birds. I might well have murdered them still, despite all my efforts to save them. It remains to be seen whether they will survive today's ordeal. Tomorrow I will...
View ArticleCareer conundrums (again)
Well, I'm stubbornly holding onto this blog, despite the fact I'm not managing to update it regularly. Perhaps one day I'll get back into it again, but for the time being I'll try to maintain a holding...
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High Tea at Sofi's Lounge, Sofitel
There is little more decadent than indulging in an afternoon of High Tea, complete with chocolate fountain and bubbles, alongside good friends.Mini pikelets dripping in chocolateTrust me. I am now...
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