Six Degrees of Separation – from The Bass Rock to Così

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Anke Stelling, Claire Fuller, Colson Whitehead, David Nicholls, Evie Wyld, Louis Nowra, opera, Pulitzer Prize, Six Degrees of Separation, Stella Prize, theatre, William Shakespeare, Women's Prize for Fiction June 5, 2021

It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. Continue reading →

Things that are making me happy this week

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with COVID-19, Eurovision, gin, Melbourne, opera, television May 15, 2021

01. It’s Eurovision week (tune me out for the next seven days if needed). Continue reading →

Things that are making me happy this week

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with cooking, COVID-19, Eurovision, film, German, Jessica Merchant, Luisa Weiss, Melbourne Writers Festival, music, opera, television, The Great Gatsby, theatre, Yarra Valley Writers Festival May 9, 2021

01. Back to the opera. Saw a stunning new production of Aida. The huge LED screens were very impressive (image). Continue reading →

Things that are making me happy this week

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2021, COVID-19, German, opera, Stella Prize, swimming, theatre, Victorian Premier's Literary Award January 31, 2021

01. My first dive (from Rye pier) – exhilarating, terrifying, exhausting, addictive. Continue reading →

Things that are making me happy this week

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with cooking, COVID-19, German, nonfiction, opera, swimming, swimming pool October 10, 2020

01. Night swimming.

02. My very favourite shampoo – it’s scented with coconut (combined with the lingering smell of chlorine, summer is in reach). Continue reading →

Things that are making me happy this week

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with COVID-19, Eurovision, film, Julian Fellowes, movie, opera, Patrick Radden Keefe, Sally Rooney, swimming, television July 3, 2020

01. Slow-motion videos of waves. Continue reading →

Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Anne Frank, Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts, Bruce Springsteen, gin, music, opera, swimming, swimming pool, television, theatre November 5, 2019

01. With the football season over, my dear friend Sam and I have moved our weekly ‘therapy walks’ to spots along the Yarra (in footy season, we walk the oval where our kids train – it’s not as lovely as the river). Continue reading →

Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts

Posted by Kate W in Shelves and Libraries, Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Anne Frank, Bernardine Evaristo, book bingo, Booker Prize, Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts, Bruce Springsteen, Donna Tartt, Emma Jane Unsworth, film, gin, library, Margaret Atwood, Melbourne, movie, music, opera October 15, 2019

01. I had an ace day in the Yarra Valley last week (much wine, a superb lunch at Tarra Warra, and my first visit to Four Pillars distillery where the sales staff probably made their monthly quota after our visit – specifically ‘Espy’ Gin, breakfast negroni, and because I love negronis, this). Continue reading →

Show-off holiday post: Germany Part 2 (the Berlin bit)

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with German, holidays, opera March 13, 2019

Picking up from where I left off…

After a few nights in Prague, we took the train to Berlin, where we were staying for Christmas.

I visited Berlin in 2014, loved it, and had my heart set on returning as soon as I could (achievement unlocked). I was looking forward to showing my family this fascinating city and although we did many of the things I’d done in 2014, our stay was longer than my first, so we managed a few new-to-me sights. The highlights: Continue reading →