If you haven’t heard, last Thursday Australia woke up to a Facebook ban. All news, and pages with news, had been wiped. The history behind it is new legislation in Oz that requires outlets to pay for the news they are reporting… makes sense, news outlets need to make money too. Google threatened to pull…
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Hobby
In 2021 I’m answering a list of weekly journal questions. Read about it here. Have hobbies? Share them with photos.I have an awful lot of hobbies. The trouble is, I never have time to do them. The Barbarians are getting older, so I hope that means I will have more time on my hands eventually,…
Retreat!
When you read this I will have just touched down in Queensland for a writing retreat. This is the 4th time this has been scheduled and, thanks to covid, has had to be cancelled each time. Touch wood nothing happens to derail our plans today. You might think we are home and hose knowing I…
Covid and the crazies
There have always been conspiracy theorists, but I don’t think there was a time before covid when conspiracy theorists grabbed so many headlines, or were the subject of so many water cooler conversations. Covid has certainly brought out the worst of the conspiracy theories. It must be so frustrating for those who have to deal…
Valentine’s
Last Sunday was Valentine’s Day. The Hub and I did absolutely nothing to celebrate. Why? Because we never celebrate Valentine’s. We really aren’t into “days”, mostly because we don’t like the commercialisation. For mothers/fathers day, we only expect the Barbarians to make us a cuppa and toast in bed for brekky. We’re very much about…