Hi, Welcome to my September Newsletter #1 (I’m being optimistic that there will be more than one). So these couple of weeks have been exciting. Eye and Ear candy: My Cali bass has arrived yippee!!!! It sounds beautiful and looks amazing. Everything is just wonderful. When we get to travel to Europe again I’m planning More
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August Newsletter
I’ve been inspired by Austin Kleon’s newsletter, https://austinkleon.com/. He releases a list every week of what he is reading, listening to, looking at, etc So here is my version of some of the things I’ve been getting into apart from work. Poems: I measure every Grief I meet (561) by Emily Dickinson and Dream Song 14 by John Berryman. I’ve More
How to be perfect
Yet another recommendation from Austin Kleon’s Newsletter. This time a bit more modern. Published in 2013 it still rings very true. The struggle is real. The never-ending advice on “How to be Perfect” is captured by Ron Padgett. It reads like a list of every self-help piece of advice you’ve ever received. As I can’t More
I measure every Grief I meet
I came across the poem thanks to Austin Kleon’s newsletter Cosmic nonsense. The poem he was reading was Emily Dickinson’s “Knows how to forget!”, which I enjoyed. I was inspired to look at the other Emily Dickison poems and this one really stood out. As I continue to live with my grief it is always More
Norsk Quote A Day (Dagens sitat)
General Quote Friendship Quote Humourist Quote Pages to visit Siterte Sitater Ordtak og Sitater Sitater, ordtak og visdomsord Translation of the cover photo Et øyeblikk med intens glede forlenger livet med tusen år. -Japansk ordtak A moment of intense joy increases life by a thousand years – Japanese proverb
Sydney Harbour and North Shore Flight
Last Sunday, I took Liane and Max on a helicopter flight from Bankstown, over their house at Mt Colah out to Palm Beach down to Long Reef and back to Bankstown via the Sydney Harbour. It was their wedding present from me. It was spectacular weather, an absolutely gorgeous day for flying. We were lucky More
Getting to know inspirational Scientists and Engineers
This blog series is about getting to know a variety of inspirational scientists and engineers. We have all heard about the big ones, Einstein, Galileo, Newton, Archimedes, da Vinci, Hawkings. Or maybe even some of these, Plank, Rutherford, Marconi, Maxwell, Hertz, Ampere and the Curies. But have you heard of Mosely (not the TV doctor), More
Luisi & Bruckners 7 – DR SymfoniOrkestret
Recently while I was on holidays in the wonderful city of Copenhagen (København), Denmark, I took the opportunity to get a ticket to see the DR SymfoniOrkestret at the DR Koncerthuset. The concert was called “Luisi & Bruckners 7”. The concert featured Eva Steinaa playing Richard Strauss’ Oboe Concerto and the orchestra performing Anton Bruckner’s More
David Drury in Recital
On Friday the 23rd of March, I attended the Sydney Opera House to watch David Drury in Recital. David Drury is the organ player for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and every year he does a recital as part of Tea and the Symphony. This year I took along Chandré and she was lucky enough to More
Mozart and the French Connection: François Leleux
On Friday the 23rd of February, Miss A and I went off to the Sydney Opera House to see the Sydney Symphony Orchestra perform Mozart and the French Connection. I was very excited about this concert. I was fortunate enough to see François Leleux twice when he was here in 2012, he blew me away More
