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The pub with no bears

"Hey dude, can you put your phone away?", my friend said to the bloke in the cinema in front of us yesterday. There weren't a lot of people in the cinema: only us, another woman, and the bloke who was there with his mum, so it's not as if he didn't know who she was … Continue reading The pub with no bears

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021movies, the dryLeave a comment

Lately

Though I couldn't imagine doing it myself, I found inspiration in the life story of "Morgana Muses", as featured in the documentary, "Morgana". There was only a handful of people at Dendy Newtown for the Saturday morning screening this weekend. I quite like early Saturday screenings. They remind me of going to "the pictures" as … Continue reading Lately

November 23, 2020November 25, 2020bar vincent, Food, food-wine, morgana muses, moviesLeave a comment

Life Right Now

Some of the best views to be found in Sydney are at train stations. View from the station at Circular Quay in Sydney. View from Milson's Point Station, Sydney I'd forgotten how wonderful it is to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and to get on and off at Milson's Point Station. There's a terrific restaurant … Continue reading Life Right Now

November 15, 2020November 25, 2020hrutar, movies, rams, Sydney5 Comments

View from the First Floor

My electricity bill tells me I probably used my heater far too much this year. Though we enjoy fairly mild winters in Sydney, there's usually two or three weeks where it gets quite chilly, and there's fairly regular rain. I'm trying to do my bit for the environment by reducing my carbon imprint by wearing … Continue reading View from the First Floor

October 25, 2020October 26, 2020corpus christi, greta thunberg, movies, Surry Hills, Sverige4 Comments

A White, White Day

"I've been there in Iceland when it was like that", I whispered in the ear of my friend as we watched the film, "A White, White Day". "You were there in winter, weren't you?", she asked to which I replied, "No it was summer. But there were still four seasons in the one day". A … Continue reading A White, White Day

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020iceland, moviesLeave a comment

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Born : Lismore / Widgibal – Bundjalung

Live : Sydney / Gadigal – Eora

Also : Brisbane, Bourke, Renmark, Wagga, Perth

Work : ABC Radio (Regional and Local)

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