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What if … The Sydney Story Factory clip “Measuring Up”
Measuring Up (3min, 27secs) from Graham Cousens on Vimeo.
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Dr Who, etc
As always, I’m sad about the end of the current Dr Who series, even though, for me, there was something missing. Simon, from the Incoherent Blog, said it well: it seems more about the head than the heart. Somehow the story seems more about exploring who the Doctor is, rather than letting us just figure…
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Lizards
A very warm, windy, Spring day and the Dog Lizard wars have recommenced. Lizards at the bottom of our pool (one at the north end, one at the south)
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ebooks – where are you?
Finished A Feast for Crows yesterday afternoon. Devastated by the demise of Brienne, missing Tyrion, wanting to upload A Dance with Dragons ready for the week’s commute/waiting for children/times when I just feel like reading. It was not available. Slightly stunned I tried for other, recently published, books on my to-read list. None available. Tried…
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Best of British
Concert this weekend with the Mosman Symphony Orchestra Program includes Elgar, Sullivan, Delius & music from Harry Potter (with, alarmingly, me on percussion)
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Sydney Story Factory
The Sydney Story Factory is asking readers to vote for their favourite book. Always a difficult choice, but this time for a worthwhile cause: A list of Sydney’s 50 favourite books will be compiled, wonderful works of art will be created, and these will be auctioned at cocktail event in November. Inspired by 826 Valencia,…
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Game of Thrones
I have succumbed and am reading George RR Martin. Of course I knew about him and something of the controversial wait. But, I confess, it wasn’t until after I began to watch the HBO series that I bought the book. And it’s good. It’s ignore the housework, still in your pyjamas at midday good, but…
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Embassytown
Read, and loved Embassytown. Perhaps the most interesting part of the book was the early stuff. by the end, it felt like a playing out of theories, rather than a compelling story line. Still, to have half Mieville’s imagination ….
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A marvellous discovery
Burnt fig icecream will not get eaten even when left in the freezer IN FULL VIEW.
DJ Daniels 