If you have ever been to Japan you will know that they are deeply interested in weather. Turn the TV on and more often than not you will get a weather report or a cooking program. This now old Internet article was written by a Canadian who, at the time, had lived in Japan for … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM We have always lived in the castle TO …
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Monday musings on Australian literature: 1925 in fiction
Once again it's Karen's (Kaggsy's Bookish Rambling) and Simon's (Stuck in a Book) "Year Club" week. This week, it is 1925, and it runs from today, 20 to 26 October. As for the last 8 clubs, I am devoting my Monday Musings to the week. The 1920s were wild years, at least in the Western … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 1925 in fiction
Six degrees of separation, FROM I want everything TO …
We are now in spring, not my favourite season of the year, but it's also Daylight Savings Weekend here in Australia, which is a favourite time for me. I love longer evenings and mornings being not so quickly light! I'm not sure why I frequently start these posts with the weather, but perhaps it's because … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM I want everything TO …
Six degrees of separation, FROM Ghost cities TO …
Last #SixDegrees I was driving to the Wurundjeri Wandoon people of the Greater Kulin Nation, that is in my part of Melbourne, but this month, I'm somewhere exotic - Japan. When this post is published, I expect to be on a train between Tokushima, in northern Shikoku, to Hikone, near Lake Biwa in Honshu. I … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Ghost cities TO …
Six degrees of separation, FROM The safekeep TO …
It's the last month of winter, and I can't wait for it to be over. It's been colder than usual here (though not as cold as some of your experience in winter I realise). However, I do like the Six Degrees meme, so let's get straight to it. If you don't know how this #SixDegrees … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM The safekeep TO …
Six degrees of separation, FROM Theory & practice TO …
Well, I am back down south, experiencing a colder than average start to the winter, which I do NOT like. However, I do like the Six Degrees meme, so let's get straight to it. If you don't know how this #SixDegrees meme works, please check Kate's blog - booksaremyfavouriteandbest. The first rule is that Kate … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Theory & practice TO …
Six degrees of separation, FROM All fours TO …
Well, this Six Degrees I am in the wilds of north Queensland, somewhere in Cape York. I scheduled this two weeks ago, as I was expecting reception to be poor. I hope to visit your chains, but if I don't for a few days, you will know why! Now, let's just get going ... but … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM All fours TO …
Six degrees of separation, FROM Rapture TO …
Well, unusually, this Six Degrees crept up on me! So, it will be a quick one as it's election day here in Australia, and I have things to do, places to be, and events to watch. Now, let's just get going ... but first, if you don't know how the #SixDegrees meme works, please check … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Rapture TO …
Monday musings on Australian literature: 1952 in fiction (2), a national stocktaking
I said in last week's Monday Musing, which was dedicated to (Kaggsy's Bookish Rambling) and Simon's (Stuck in a Book) 1952 "Year Club", that I wouldn't write about the ongoing issue of journalists and academics feeling the need to defend Australian literature, because I've discussed it before. However, I did read an interesting article on … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 1952 in fiction (2), a national stocktaking
Kylie Tennant, The face of despair (#Review, #1952 Club)
Once again, as I've been doing for most to the Year Clubs, I am using it as an opportunity to read an Australian short story, usually from one of my anthologies. For 1952, however, the anthologies came up empty, but I did find one via AustLit, and then tracked it down in The Bulletin. The … Continue reading Kylie Tennant, The face of despair (#Review, #1952 Club)
