When I say be creative, I don’t mean you should all go andbecome great painters and great poets. I simply mean letyour life be a painting, let your life be a poem.—Osho This quote resonated with me when I read it. I have lost count of how many people tell me they want to be …
I was talking to one of my closest friend who is an actor, and who is reading a spoken word book for a big, important, prize-winning book at the moment, and feeling the weight of expectation and the pressure of being charged with such a task. She mentioned that she was her own worst critic …
A long time ago, when woolly mammoths were a big thing, loneliness was an important feeling that existed to remind us that it isn\’t safe to be away from the tribe. It beat at our chests and heads, warning us that pain is out there, a loss is out there, even death, perhaps from one …
These photographs for the 2018 Underwater Photographer of the Year are something else. These animals drawn onto dirty cars are much more enticing than the phrase \’wash me\’. Did you want to see something weird or confusing? Visit here and tell them I sent you. A 17th century stone cottage in a …
These dresses are by from a couture house in Adelaide (never thought I would combine the words couture and Adelaide in a sentence) called Paolo Sebastian. The head designer is Paul Vasileff. These are a collection that he did with Disney. Before you scoff at the word Disney, look at the beading work and the whimsy. …
I spent hours working out how to do this, because I promised you I would tell you what bloody cupcake you are! I hope you\’re happy now that I have another useless skill on my resume, courtesy of my own curiosity. I don\’t wanna hear if you don\’t like your cupcake. Do it again until …
Yes, finally my very own social media channel where I don\’t have to deal with bigots or racists, or self-serving idiots with no critical thinking skills or self-awareness. In the light of the news that social media is apparently making us stupider and less tolerate, and that it is addictive as a hit of cocaine …
Bad reviews are awful to receive. I have received some shocking ones in my time as an author. Here is one such review: \”\”Strong\” language and sex scenes add nothing to a mediocre story,\” reads one. Or this one: \” Such a small cast and all somehow related or linked by marriage – totally unbelievable. …
I’m in love with the colours of the new Le Creuset collection. I have one but it’s burned from a spag bol sauce incident years ago but I can’t bring myself to let it go. I also can’t let myself spend money on decadent purple pots when I have to pay my water bill. But …
Because my blog is really just a journal that I leave open on the kitchen table for passersby to leaf through, this post is being written without fear or favor. It is three hours until 2018, and I doubt anyone will be reading a blog post on New Year’s Eve. So I will tell you …