Before returning to Bundaberg on Thursday we stopped off at Chermside for a little shopping. The express purpose of the visit was for my mother to look for a wrap for the Wedding of the Century (see sidebar). However, the amount of money I spent in a swift three hour swing around the centre was […]

Before returning to Bundaberg on Thursday we stopped off at Chermside for a little shopping. The express purpose of the visit was for my mother to look for a wrap for the Wedding of the Century (see sidebar). However, the amount of money I spent in a swift three hour swing around the centre was […]

Despite what my little sidebar says, tonight is the Q150 Concert for Orpheus Singers and Bundaberg Youth Choir. What does this mean I hear you ask (or maybe not). It means we have been rehearsing a selection of choral music by Queensland composers and about Queensland. There are a few Stephen Leek and Colin Brumby […]

Despite what my little sidebar says, tonight is the Q150 Concert for Orpheus Singers and Bundaberg Youth Choir. What does this mean I hear you ask (or maybe not). It means we have been rehearsing a selection of choral music by Queensland composers and about Queensland. There are a few Stephen Leek and Colin Brumby […]

You know I was little disappointed in myself yesterday because up until the moment when Simon and Garfunkel appeared on the stage, I didn’t seem to be excited at all. This was strange, but then as they emerged together in a spotlight a long way from where we were sitting in the “upper circle” (which […]

You know I was little disappointed in myself yesterday because up until the moment when Simon and Garfunkel appeared on the stage, I didn’t seem to be excited at all. This was strange, but then as they emerged together in a spotlight a long way from where we were sitting in the “upper circle” (which […]

Things that I must do today: ( I am a maker of lists)1. Wash clothes, towels, bed linen etc2. Dry the above – preferably outside on the line. I am rather lazy though so often I get them out the machine and think “Stuff climate change, I’m just going to chuck these in the dryer”.3. […]

Things that I must do today: ( I am a maker of lists)1. Wash clothes, towels, bed linen etc2. Dry the above – preferably outside on the line. I am rather lazy though so often I get them out the machine and think “Stuff climate change, I’m just going to chuck these in the dryer”.3. […]

These two performances made my Friday evening of television memorable. Firstly, Elvis on his own. And then, Renee Fleming singing this fabulous aria from Tosca. This is one of the very few pieces of music which has ever moved me to actual tears. (The other was a live performance of Britten’s Ceremony of Carols after […]

These two performances made my Friday evening of television memorable. Firstly, Elvis on his own. And then, Renee Fleming singing this fabulous aria from Tosca. This is one of the very few pieces of music which has ever moved me to actual tears. (The other was a live performance of Britten’s Ceremony of Carols after […]