Flash in the pan

The Doctor asked me to sit down and pull up the leg of my knee. I knew this was going to happen, yet I still wore those pants to the appointment. They were tighter around the legs than I would have liked for this situation which I quickly found out as I started to pull them up.

A nice place to be

Sydney Road Community School was an educational experiment that started in the 70s in the Melbourne Suburb of Brunswick. A Nice Place To Be was a documentary about the Goals,…

Tram driver at the Sands

“I’ve got you under my skin” There is no spinning glass ball, there is no big band, Nelson Riddle isn’t conducting. “I’ve got you deep in the heart of me”…

I think I am, therfore, I am. I think.

I was listening to a podcast with designer Massimo Vignelli. He said the most interesting thing. He said when you are designing, always look at the essence of things, not…

My daughters’ words

I just had a birthday. It was the first time that I am this old. It is the first time that I had a birthday without both my mother and…

Good morning world

After years of saying how the best way to experience nature was through a postcard, we finally did the “country” thing. It was a way to get away from the…

McNonna’s

The speech I made at my mother’s funeral: My mother would be very pleased to see the turn up. She always said friends were very important and there are a…

A marble removed from my back

“You’re not frightened of blood, are you?” said the doctor. “Ah, no. Why, how much will there be?” “Oh, a little bit.” I start to perspire. I take off my…