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Well I’m pleased to announce that today’s Sustainability in Action event went off with a bang. The weather Gods smiled on us, and in contrast to Friday’s blitzkreig and Saturday’s cruel and unusual winds, we had a sunny day. This is obviously what you want when you’re organising a community event, particularly one where for…
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A quick post to spruik an event I’m helping organise. Happening this Sunday 11th September, 1-3pm, ‘Sustainability in Action’ is a workshop organised by the newly formed Morisset Sustainable Neighbourhood Group. It’s basically all about showing people how changes to their properties, and lifestyles, can help them live greener. We’ll be doing a tour of…
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Just a quick note to say thank you to everyone who came along to the ‘Birds with Bling’ workshop last Sunday at Fig Tree Community Garden. We had a lovely day making bird shaped bird scarers, they’re unlikely to actually scare any birds, but they sure look cute! Thanks also to Jo from Fig Tree…
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Just a quick post to invite Novocastrians along to ‘Birds with Bling’, a community art workshop I’m running at Fig Tree Community Garden (next to the Croatian Club) this Sunday. Come along to the Garden on Sunday 31st July at 10am for the monthly working bee plus a free community art workshop. The Birds with…
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On the eve of my fortieth birthday, I thought I’d blog about my evolving set of life guidelines. I started compiling this list in an attempt to identify useful professional practices (always keep an up to date curriculum vitae on your desktop: that kind of sensible stuff) and it gradually morphed into snippets that were…
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Despite creative cycles being highly predictable, when you get dumped off the back of a particularly productive wave of creativity, it’s always something of a shock. On Wednesday night, pretty much three weeks after I wrote the first sentence, I finished my first draft of 1001 nights. At this stage it’s 24,000 words, though I expect…
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I’ve been thinking a lot about sustainability lately. The other day I left the car at home and caught the train into town with Sophie to do some shopping. For a toddler, a train is both exciting and frightening; her intense emotional reaction to an everyday experience changed it for me too. A bit like…
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As it’s been one of those weeks, busy yet ineffective, let me begin with some trivia. At yesterday’s Zumba class, towards the end when you are tired and the mind begins to wander, I drifted off into a dazed reverie during a Ricky Martin song. ‘Quando, quando… will you love me?’ crooned Ricky (in Spanish)…
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Like many leftie, university educated feminists, I have a secret penchant for the World Wrestling Federation. Unable to watch it in long bursts, I’m not that sick, I find the few illicit snatches I view thrilling. There’s something about the combination of steroids, bad acting, men in leotards, ripped torsos, comic book costumes and a…
