Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
When I lived in London, I went to see Kevin Spacey perform at the Old Vic Theatre every chance I got. The theatre is not in the West End, but on the south side of the river near Waterloo Station. It dominates its corner block on the intersection of Waterloo Road and The Cut because [...]
I read about the new Australian Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet in the Qantas in-flight magazine some months ago. The article was about the collaboration between renowned choreographer Graeme Murphy and fashion designer Akira Isogawa, who did the costumes. I have wanted to see a Murphy ballet since his famous production of Swan Lake [...]
Now that the babies are nine months old and becoming more sociable and independent, I am able to turn my mind to my freelance journalism career once again. I have negotiated with my husband so that I can have some time mid week to work and if things work out, we may end up hiring [...]
For most of my Camera Craft II course at the Australian Centre for Photography, we studied the rules of photography – exposure, tonal range, colour theory, composition, and so on. For one of my previous assignments, I played with shadow profiles in black-and-white photography. But in the final week, our assignment was to break the [...]
One of the hallmarks of great theatre – or any art – is how strong an impression it makes. A good play will be enjoyable to watch but a great play is more than just an evening’s entertainment. The difference is not always clear during the actual performance but if my mind keeps dwelling on [...]
There have been a lot of firsts in the lives of my twin babies this week. They have now moved to their own bedroom, having finally outgrown the bassinets beside our bed. I’ve been putting them in their own cots for day sleeps for a week now to get them used to the idea but [...]
November and early December were a mad rush to get ready to leave California. We had to sell the car, organise shipping, sell most of our furniture and excess household goods, organise flights, finish up work and tenancy commitments, and so on. The month since then couldn’t be more different – it’s been almost pure [...]
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