A Landmark Day
Minuscule in the blogosphere – a landmark for me. So a big thank-you to all my visitors, where-ever you are in the world! Flags courtesy of ITA’s Flags of All Countries used with permission
The heartbreak of creativity: a public service announcement
Originally posted on Drinking Tips for Teens:
A version of this piece originally aired on CBC Radio’s “Breakaway.” You can hear the original audio version here. Hello, I’m Ross Murray, beloved columnist, salad dressing connoisseur and author of the best-selling self-help book Don’t Kid Yourself, Mister. Today, I’d…
An Open Letter to Mr Ross Murray
Dear Mr Ross Murray, re The heartbreak of creativity; a public service announcement I am a writer. I claim this honorific because I have produced a post of more than 1000 words about the purchase of a pink handbag. And I have written a novel. At 75,641 […]
Travel Theme: Pink
On The Perils of Over Preparation; Or, A Case Study in Over Excitement. In the life of an officer worker, especially during winter, black suits, black handbags, black brief cases, black laptop sleeves, and black wallets predominate. The colour conveys a certain I-expect-to-be-taken-seriously image, I suppose. But it can all […]
Travel Theme: Gardens
Earlier this week I came across the travel blog WheresMyBackpack.com. The post I read is a tribute to gardens. And it got me thinking about the gardens I’ve visited – there’s been a few. Especially if I count all those visits to my grandparents as a kid. Without […]
Wimbledon – not the tennis and not the Common, either.
Most people associate Wimbledon with tennis and some with wombles on the Common. Not many will think of the small, okay tiny, settlement in Southern Hawkes Bay. A bright spark, probably in an office somewhere in Wellington, has changed the boundaries and technically Wimbledon is now in the Tararua District. […]
Steaming to Otane
Four o’clock last Saturday afternoon, the temperature was thirty plus, and on the platform at Napier Station we and everyone else sizzled from the heat and the anticipation. This was no ordinary train service. There isn’t one any more for passengers on the Napier line. We were there […]
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