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« Previous Entries“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.†– Eleanor Roosevelt
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007Yeeha … it’s Spring. I can’t believe we’ve finally made it. My peas and broadbeans are blossoming and my nasturtiums have sprouted. Though everyone warns me that it’s hard to grow apricots in Blackheath because of late frosts, I’ve decided not to take this lying down. For the first time in my life I’ve started [...]
Lest we forget
Saturday, June 9th, 2007I think, as humans, having short memories is an important survival mechanism. If we remembered everything bad that happened we’d drown in self pity and low self esteem. Instead, we’re able to pick ourselves up, brush ourselves off and start all over again … leaving the past behind us. Governments rely on our short memories, [...]
I believe
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Credo by Helen Caldicott I believe that women have the fate of the Earth in the palm of their hands. Some 53 per cent of us are women and we really are pretty wimpish. We don’t step up to the plate – and it’s time we took over. I think men have had their turn [...]
I shop therefore I am
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007In the past whenever things got a bit rough I resorted to retail therapy. This poster by Barbara Kruger was on my wall twenty years ago. Shopping, however, no longer holds the same allure because the price tag has gone up so steeply. Shopping = money + planet + childrens’ future. Nevertheless, while I don’t [...]
Envirowarriors young and old, are rising from their slumber & gathering their forces
Thursday, May 31st, 2007Today I spent the day away from the computer (I got my wish!) attending gatherings of people from every part of the community wanting action on Climate Change. The first was a huge community consultation organised by Blue Mountains City Council which is part of The Cities For Climate Protection Programme. It was to review [...]
Speed limits, not targets
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007How wonderful it would be if all old cars could be rescued from landfill and made into survival gardens like this one. The inside could be like a mini-glass house! I have a fantasy that one day I’ll be so fit that I’ll be able to make a garden with mine instead of needing [...]
Shocking expose!
Monday, May 28th, 2007My mother would die if she saw these …
Laughing at Gravity
Saturday, May 26th, 2007Eric Thake An Opera House in every home, 1972 On days like today it is so fantastic to be alive! I’m even starting to love catching the train to Sydney. The serendipitous nature of travelling with other people and unexpectedly bumping into friends, or making new ones, is quite a lovely surprise to someone who [...]
Homo Britannicus
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007Children love the idea of robots. This morning Maxie was playing his favourite game of being a baby robot. I commented that his piano playing showed a lot of feeling which was unusual for a robot. His arms were moving up and down stiffly as he came in to me and said, in a robot [...]
Murder as therapy
Saturday, May 12th, 2007Oh Rose thou art sick
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