It’s hard to think of anything good that has come out of the terrible bushfires that we have had in Victoria.
However, the smoke haze has produced some stunning sunsets.
Sunset
Every Day Life
An Exhibition of Works by the World’s Top Selling Female Artist
The National Gallery of Victoria is currently holding an exhibition of the works of a famous Japanese artist. We gained a large dose of ‘culcha’ when we visited her exhibition today. It is so large that it takes up the whole ground floor of the gallery and is presented in two parts. Yayoi Kusama is […]
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Every Day Life
Coffee Encounters
One of my enduring memories of my service in Vietnam is that of being in a convoy way out in the boondocks resupplying a forward operation. There in the middle of nowhere, and in a potentially dangerous location, was an Australian Salvation Army Officer and his Landrover ready to serve us a cup of hot […]
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Every Day Life
New Zealand
Over the Haast Pass to NZ’s West Coast
We had about 275 kilometres to travel today but we were not rushed and today’s drive felt very comfortable and relaxed. Perhaps it was the coffee in Wanaka that we waited 20 minutes to get. The young barista in the cafe was working hard and she had our coffees up as fast as she could […]
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