Why do I always start these posts with the weather or the seasons? This time I'll break with tradition and start with the fact that I've just got back from a lovely trip to Melbourne where we enjoyed some good family times, albeit interrupted in the middle by COVID isolation. How our lives have changed … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Wintering TO …

What a cold, cold start we've had to winter here in the nation's capital. We have already had a few maximums under 10°C, and winter has barely started. I hate it, but I am lucky to have a warm house, so I'll stop complaining and be grateful. And, anyhow, we have hope that our new … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Sorrow and bliss TO …

Winter is icumen in! Can I say that? For many of you, it's not that cold here in Australia, but in Australia, my city of Canberra is the coldest capital city in the country. It's the only thing I don't like about living here. But, we will survive. Meanwhile, we have things like blogs and … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM True history of the Kelly Gang TO …

It's April down under. Actually, it's April everywhere - I know that - but, down under, April is autumn, not spring. All those Easter cards with baskets of pretty flowers, not to mention eggs with their hints of fertility and birth, have always seemed out of place. Gradually, though, we are making this time our … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Our wives under the sea TO …

March. Summer is over and I'm a bit grumpy, as you couldn't call what we've just had, summer. Very few days exceeded 30°C and none exceeded 35°C. But, I can't really complain. I am not facing war or floods, and last month a new grandchild - a healthy baby girl - joined our family circle. … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM The end of the affair TO …

February already ... and so another year starts to whizz by, or so it seems to me. Somehow, this Six Degrees theme just makes it all the more obvious as it comes around very quickly. But now, as it's clear that I don't have any small talk - or, alternatively I have too much - … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM No one is talking about this TO …

I started last January's Six Degrees with "Woo hoo! A New Year at last after what has really been a doozy for us all, in one way or another. So glad to see the back of it". Little did we know - still, there was no harm in hoping for better. Regardless of what the … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Rules of civility … TO …

And suddenly it is the last Six Degrees of the year. Once again, I've had fun with this meme - with doing my own and seeing what others have done. Thanks muchly to Kate for running the meme and offering us such a varied selection of titles to start from. For those of you new … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Ethan Frome TO …