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Slices of our condition.

Posted on September 9, 2013 by RosieL

My daughter and I cross the bridge to visit my sister, her aunt. We shouldn’t take long, it’s supposed to be the quickest way. But there’s been an incident somewhere up ahead, and the cars crawl along, if they move … Continue reading →

Posted in accidents, politics | Tagged election, facebook, michael leunig | Leave a comment

In search of good words.

Posted on May 30, 2013 by RosieL

I picked up some books I’d ordered from the library. They made a nice little stack on the seat beside me in the car while I drove home via the supermarket. The one I had waited the longest for was … Continue reading →

Posted in books, writers | Tagged books, computer, facebook, reading, twitter | Leave a comment

But don’t you like me anymore?

Posted on June 1, 2012 by RosieL

We were 16, maybe 17 years of age, and we loved Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. J. had introduced us to them, and, swimming against the tide of rock stars and movie stars and football heroes and Rock Hudson, we … Continue reading →

Posted in friendship | Tagged behind the fridge, dudley moore, facebook, friends, friendship, palais, peter cook, school girls, st kilda | 2 Comments

People talk of situations.

Posted on May 13, 2012 by RosieL

I’m reconstructing a little piece of my garden. Digging, weeding, edging with bricks. Claiming back some pathway from the weeds. It’s a dirty, muddy, yet immensely satisfying job. Especially when you’re getting very little assistance from your left arm. Up … Continue reading →

Posted in accidents, travelling | Tagged autumn, facebook, flickr, flights, instagram, physiotherapy, shoulder, surgery, travelling, tumblr | 4 Comments

Flickr – ing.

Posted on April 22, 2012 by RosieL

I’ve been putting some (hundreds) of my trip photos on Flickr. Trawling through them, sorting, fiddling with, listing, uploading, tagging, labelling, admiring. It’s a big project I’ve taken on. I live my days around it. I don’t do it all … Continue reading →