In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. A book that has influenced your life?I don’t have “a” book, I have books. And not just any books, but books by particular authors. So I guess you could say I have authors that have influenced my life. But it has…
Reading
5 things I’d like to do more…
In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. Five things you would like to do more?All of these are things I would do if I just had a little more time… 1. Read – Okay, so I read every day, but it’s usually something like 20 mins at night…
Don’t believe everything you read
Professionally I’m an environmental scientist. I get frustrated with how political environmental issues have become. With the divisive left and right of politics having drawn a line in the sand where it comes to the environment, it doesn’t seem to matter what the science says anymore. Even worse, the media seem to believe it’s up…
Story Time (National Library of Australia)
Last weekend I went to the Story Time: Australian Children’s Literature exhibition at the National Library of Australia: Seven Little Australians, The Magic Pudding, The Rainbow Serpent, and Where is the Green Sheep? are much-loved children’s books that have been read and shared over the decades. They are just some of the books featured in…
Doorway to magic
I love bookstores. Cosy and comforting, they are filled with hundreds of worlds to escape into. When a bookstore is designed to capture your imagination before you’ve even walked in the door I find it really hard to resist. Here are my two favourite local bookstores – you’ll see why… Aren’t these wonderful entrances! Do…