Storytime

Yep...hard to believe but it has been four years (and two days) of writing stuff each week. And except for some times when travelling and having no access to the internet...I have indeed written something each week. I'm not saying I've written amazing, jaw dropping, world shattering pieces. I've simply put down what I've been doing or thinking...really it's how I try to figure out this 'writing' thing that I do. And hopefully it resonates with a person or two, even if every now and then. I have written on a variety of topics or themes over the years... from books I've read to where do ideas come from....from doing Nanowrimo in 2011 (and yes that novel still sits there, glumly staring at me) to editing...from writing that synopsis to the unreliable narrator...from books for young adults to the winter blues. I have chatted about why libraries are FANTASTIC ---and frankly could talk so much more on this subject. A tad bias perhaps, but let's f...

Recently I took the other half out for his birthday treat (a few months late but heh some things can't be rushed). We went to Veu de Monde . It was an amazing experience. Offering some of the best views of Melbourne (even on a scorching summer's day when a brown haze covered the sky, our city still looked wonderful). Even before we got to the food it was an experience. Glass of champagne to welcome us. Leather clad tables, with an assortment of stones and driftwood arranged on the top. We learnt that everything on the table has a significance, will be used at some stage during the meal. I must admit to drooling over the cutlery (gorgeous....can one have a cutlery fetish?) Then came the food. Small serves, beautifully presented. On the menu this is called - Barramundi, caviar, potato and lemon. If I had served these four elements, it would look nothing like above. I will admit that not everything was to my taste- but I tasted. I sampled. I explored fl...