Some weeks feel like a test of endurance. This one could have qualified for the decathlon. Monday: I had an appointment with the Eye Service at Outpatients, where I was told that despite months of being assured I qualified for publicly funded cataract surgery, I no longer do. The reason? The other eye is “too … Continue reading What a Week (From Hell)
Lately, I’ve been exploring the work of Joe Dispenza, particularly his book Becoming Supernatural. I’ve read a lot of material in this realm, much of it from the Hay House stable—Wayne Dyer, Esther and Jerry Hicks, Anita Moorjani, Gregg Braden, and, of course, Louise Hay. Plus many others that I haven’t mentioned here. While I’ve … Continue reading Curious Coincidences
Earlier this week, I self-published my first eBook on Amazon KDP titled The Woes of Weasley – The Diary of an Orange Cat. It’s a collection of short stories I’ve been writing since October 2018, with the main protagonist being my ginger cat, Weasley, who I adopted as a kitten in August 2016, just weeks … Continue reading Thoughts on Self-Publishing and Artificial Intelligence
I first came to know Maisey Morley, or Baby Julia as she was back then, when I travelled to England with my son Ben in mid 1991. Looking back I can’t help thinking it was quite a brave move on my part to travel half way across the world from New Zealand, just me and … Continue reading Maisey and Me
I’m so glad that someone advised me to keep a separate diary of these events. At the time it sounded absurd and bureaucratic, but without it, I might have doubted my own memory. A few months ago, I began feeling dizzy, panicked, and unlike myself. It was a strange kind of low—anxiety layered on exhaustion—and … Continue reading Unwashed and Unvaccinated
While we were living in Newcastle in 2012 my daughter enrolled in a Music Business Course at the local TAFE and had signed up for singing and guitar lessons. She loved the music crowd at TAFE and she and a group of friends formed a band that occasionally played at pubs around Newcastle. The first … Continue reading Katie Brown Sings
At Godley House Grounds, Diamond Harbour – 24 January 2021 Previous: << Some Girls Sing the Stones Continue reading Live at the Point
At Wunderbar, Lyttelton – 10 October 2020 Next: << Live at the Point Previous: << Diamond Harbour Continue reading Some Girls Sing the Stones
RUN AWAY from noise with haste and remember what peace may be found when you sleep in your favourite place in the sun. As far as possible, without surrender, act superior to all other animals (especially dogs). Speak your truth loudly and clearly and never respond to your owner’s calls. Act deaf and ignorant; they … Continue reading Desiderata for Cats
I bought myself a Fitbit recently. I was a bit late to the fitness tracking party but I finally succumbed because I wanted to set myself some personal goals for tracking my physical activity (I nearly said “daily movements” there but that would probably necessitate a totally different device!) Basically all I wanted it for … Continue reading The Creepy Side of Fitness Trackers
