01. Yay! MTC’s 2026 season launch. I was thrilled to hear Joanna Murray-Smith speak about her new play, an adaption of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. And cannot wait for the stage production of Forster’s A Room With a View. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Robbie Arnott
Show-off Holiday Post: Hobart
The Australian Wooden Boat Festival – is it weird that I love looking at boats, even though I’m not a sailor? On that topic, I met two women (separately) who both told me about other women they knew who began sailing in their seventies. One took my hand and said “I think that will be you.” I hope so. I also hope I don’t leave it that long. Continue reading
Last reviews for 2024
Rounding out 2024 reviews with four brief ones –
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My Best Books for 2023
I did away with ‘top tens’ a few years ago, and instead I finish the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has stuck). Continue reading
Reading Challenges 2023
It’s technically possible to squeeze in another couple of books before midnight on December 31, 2023 but unlikely, so I think I can safely draw a line under the reading challenges for the year.
I participated in six challenges this year – finished four; one is ongoing; and one I failed miserably. Continue reading
Limberlost by Robbie Arnott
It was the ghostly white gum and what appears to be a boat on the cover of Limberlost by Robbie Arnott that caught my attention. These images are embossed, making it a tactile thing – a book asking to be taken off the shelf. And I’m very glad I did. Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. A fab end to the year – a boat trip on the Yarra (skippered by my son who recently completed his commercial coxswain training). Continue reading