Creativity is the most important skill of the 21st century, important for problem solving and for well being, but we sometimes forget that we are all creative creatures, it is one of the things that defines us as human, the ability to meet the world with a curious mind and creative responses. Sometimes we need … Continue reading Creativity
Just a bit of Confusion
image public domain I am feeling a bit confused at the moment, uncertain of what to blog about. I have not written a post all week, (except for book snap), and that feels terribly slack. We started the blog initially to just record the weekend adventures but then every now and then something a bit … Continue reading Just a bit of Confusion
#BookSnapSunday – The diary of Frida Kahlo
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ZE6_yAfS7/?hl=en I absolutely love the diary of Frida Kahlo, what an amazing woman she was. What I love most about her diary is the sheer immediacy and intimacy of the diary and most of all I love the colour and the unpolished nature of the diary, the rough, naive nature of the illustration. This is … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday – The diary of Frida Kahlo
This week’s book snap Sunday – Monet and the water lilies
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HJ0O-A1Qh/ We have been walking in Laurel bank park, the pond with the water lilies seemed a perfect opportunity for book snap Sunday and Ross King's fantastic account of Monet and the famous waterlily paintings that grace the Musée de l'Orangerie. Really enjoyed this great read and it sparked a wider interest in the politics … Continue reading This week’s book snap Sunday – Monet and the water lilies
A new travelling companion.
Meet the new member of the Gumtrees and Galaxies family. It has been many years since we have had a canine member of the family. There have been a few reasons for this: our last dog was not always a happy or easy dog to live with. She had the worst separation anxiety I have … Continue reading A new travelling companion.
Granite Belt – food, wine and relaxation
We just had a fantastic, relaxing weekend in Stanthorpe. The surprising thing was we virtually had the entire camp ground at Sommerville Valley to ourselves, only one other set of campers, and as much peace and quiet as we could handle. Yes, the drought is having an impact but it is a green drought, the … Continue reading Granite Belt – food, wine and relaxation
Adventuring in wine and olive country
Just a quick post, much more to come, we thought we would do a quick trip to Stanthorpe, wine capital of Queensland. I was a bit concerned that the area would feel a bit inhospitable after the recent fires and the on going drought but just a little rain has allowed for some greening. It … Continue reading Adventuring in wine and olive country
#BookSnapSunday – Halloween is coming
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3xxyZXgx5X/ Went for a Halloween theme this week for BookSnapSunday, the books are Reaper Man and Mort, two of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels featuring Death, one of my favourite characters on the Disc. Death is just such a likeable character and the jokes are to die for, (pun or as Death would say PUNNE, INTENDED). … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday – Halloween is coming
A day trip to Bundaberg
As part of the long weekend away, S and I decided to visit Bundaberg. This is only thirty minutes away from Woodgate Beach so it was a short hop to a big town. While there, we did make sure that we filled up on fuel because the only place we saw fuel at the beach … Continue reading A day trip to Bundaberg
Curiosity- curiouser and curiouser
Curiosity positively impacts our health and well being, protecting cognitive function and adding to our ability to be creative and innovative. image public domain pixabay Curiosity and health Did you know that curiosity stimulates the dopaminergic and nonadrenegic systems in the brain, systems that are susceptible to age related decline. Dopamine and norephinephrine, have neuroprotective … Continue reading Curiosity- curiouser and curiouser
Gum trees and Galaxies 