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Entries from May 2007

Poor Ned, You’re Better Off Dead

May 31st, 2007 · No Comments

I loved the Redgum song about Ned Kelly when I was a teenager, Poor Ned. Today I have been immersed in the legend of Ned Kelly.
First stop was to the State Museum in Melbourne to see their Ned Kelly exhibit and to participate in some art activities. The State Library of Victoria has the Jerilderie […]

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Tags: Australia · excursions · heroes · history · school · students

The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho

May 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Gypsies, the steppes, travel, orphans, witches,dancing, calligraphyThe Witch of Portobello has it all. I looked forward to reading it each night.
When I think back on the books I’ve read by Paulo Coelho I can never quite put my finger on what part of it impacted on me, yet I always feel a little altered and […]

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Tags: books · reading · spirit · women

Women in Art on YouTube

May 27th, 2007 · No Comments

This clip is amazing. So beautiful. If you go to YouTube, the creator has also made another similar clip on Women in Film. It’s mezmerising.
Because I can.
Comment, because YOU can.
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Tags: art · video · women · youtube

Signs of Letting Go

May 27th, 2007 · No Comments

So yesterday I read the column about de-cluttering, referred to in my last post. Ruth was pondering parting with the lock of the boyfriends hair and it seemed like it was going to be released the way the article was going.
Tonight I watched episode 13 of season one of The Gilmour Girls(I’m loving this right […]

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Tags: exes · feng shui · relationships · tv

Ruth Ostrow

May 25th, 2007 · No Comments

I rediscovered Ruth today. I am so delighted. She has a blog and I have subscribed to her feed, so I will never miss out again. I can she it’s probably been going on for a while, yet I had given up looking for it and only found it today.Her current article is about decluttering. […]

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Tags: home · reading

Cows With Guns

May 24th, 2007 · No Comments

On YouTube there is this comment for this video
“An epic musical tale about the great cow revolution. A 6 minute claymation by Guru Animations.If you like this video please visit www.nescafebigbreak.com.au and vote for michael so we can start up an animation studio.”
However when I went there, the link said the nescafe big break is […]

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Tags: fun · video

Joss Stone CD

May 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

I just bought a Joss Stone CD that I have been wanting for ages and I can’t play it on my computer in Media Player. I don’t have any other CD player! What is the point of buying a CD if you can’t play it? Grrrrrrr.
So, even though I have the CD, I still have […]

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Tags: gripe · music

Lovely Pressies

May 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I watched my DVD I got for Mothers Day yesterday “The Gilmour Girls“, season 1. It was great. That show has some classic dialogue in it. I totally enjoyed it. Unfortunately I had already consumed my delicious chocolates almost as soon as I received them. Never mind!I went shopping and spent my book voucher as […]

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Tags: books · gifts · mothers · reading · tv

The Journeys of Socrates

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

‘The Journeys of Socrates’ by Dan Millman was a great read. Years ago I read ‘The Way of the Peaceful Warrior’ and have always remembered it as a great adventure and insight into what is spiritually possible.
This book continued that adventure by going further back into the history of one of the original characters and […]

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Tags: books · reading · spirit

Love is all you need

May 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I read Craig Harper’s blog on Sunday night and was touched by one of his readers stories. I have been reading this blog for a while and whilst it’s often amusing, I think his latest post, ‘Maybe the Beatles Were Right’ is the best of his posts I’ve read. He’s so right and perhaps so […]

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Tags: birthday · family · grandmother · interesting blogs · love · son