I'm excited to start taking some pics with my new Panasonic DMC-TZ40. I'm not quite ready for a full on digital SLR camera. I've enjoyed a previous Lumix and the controls here are familiar. This photo was taken with my iPad 2. Published via Pressgram
Back to normal?
So, the last 6+ weeks have been all about our trip to India and Malaysia. The planning, doing and the posting of photos and memories. But I've been back at work a week now and it's time to take stock and think about the year ahead. At a glance it's like most years: It all…
Home is where the kitties are
We have been home from our big road trip for less than a week. It's strange to be cold after the warm humid weather we experienced for the five weeks away. But nice to wear some different clothes. Before we went away our washing machine's start button was giving us trouble and our poor house…
Looks like a monthly update is all I can handle…
There seems to be a lot going on, and little time to blog about it. I'm thinking that perhaps I am too connected and a bit disjointed in my approach to social networking and blogging. I have been considering only updating my Tumblr blog MLTuckerAtLarge, which feeds to my Twitter and my Facebook and just…
That was the year that was – 2010
How lucky am I that last year, 2010, was one of mostly 'highs' for me. Even some of the lows brought unexpected moments of bitter-sweet melancholy. And that's a good thing in my book. The idea that we must always be happy is such a western concept. Times of sober pensiveness are important aspects of…
My 2010 reading list
I have a friend who set herself a goal of 100 books in one year. I don't even try to read that many, and never manage to finish everything that I start. Some are meant to be dipped into and not read cover to cover, like the BKS Iyengar classic, An Illustrated Light on Yoga. …
The pleasures of home
Today is my last day off before going back to work. I have been off since the 3rd of September, with most of my time off spent in Italy. Travelling is great, there is no doubt about that in my mind. Here's a favourite quote of mine: Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness,…
Desperately seeking downtime
Another day of work (Wednesday) then we are off to Queensland's Sunshine Coast for 5 nights. A quick break to make a long overdue visit with Roo's mum and a chance to not have home chores to occupy us. It's all work lately and my body threw a fit last week. A bit of R&R…
Making the most of a sick day
Well, as my previous post mentioned, I was having my third sick day EVER on Wednesday. It is now Friday and I am still home, but starting to feel a little more human. Glands still swollen (diagnosis of Pharyngitis) but much reduced by late morning today. Still feverish but not like the last few days. …
Musings on ageing and death
Sadly, it is a sign of our age. Two friends in a month have lost mothers. Those of us in our 40s and 50s are afflicted most by this passing of our parents from natural, age-related causes. If we live long enough, we will probably get some life-threatening disease. I wonder sometimes how long we…
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