I’m starting (just starting!) to think about my two presentations for that conference in September. It’s just dawned on me that it’s AUGUST and I haven’t any idea what I’m going to say, and how I’m going to say it. I think my subconscious has known for ages and has been trying to prod me [...]
While making a pot of pea and ham soup yesterday I watched Sunday Arts on the ABC. There was a great interview with the soprano Yvonne Kenny. The interviewer, Virginia Trioli, asked Yvonne Kenny about how much of her success was due to talent, and how much due to hard work and training. In response [...]
M and I attended Reg Bolton’s funeral yesterday, along with MR, and a couple of people from Curtin. The rain (we’ve had a lot of rain this week) stopped long enough for the morning to be bright and sunny. The funeral was held in St George’s Cathedral, on St George’s Terrace in the city. It [...]