Art and Abart

What you do in isolation. Make warm trousers from that drab (but woollen) material you've had for years but brighten them up with whatev...

On the Wings of an Albatross - an A-Z of Australian and New Zealand Birds Amazon is not sending books to Australia at the moment so I h...

Woo hoo .... Just published! A children's book, suitable for kids from 3-8. Children's book: suitable for ages 3-8 Thi...

Roses, Daisies, Salvia in Pale Green Pot (30 X 40 cm)

The multiplier effect. If you have a few flowers you can turn the vase and imagine the rest. Roses and Salvia, 40 X 50 cm Covid19 Isola...

It is nearly the end of April and I haven't blogged nearly as much as I thought I would during this lockdown. I thought I might track ch...

This is such fun in times of Coronavirus I will post it here. I copied it from twitter.  Once again The Washington Post has published t...

Wealth changes people, that is now clear.  Some of the entitled have been too entitled to take precautions against this virus. Think of Bori...

Self protection is the name of the game at the moment and I find concentrating on projects instead of following the news helps a lot.  At th...

I'm am used to being alone and I enjoy my own company but in these times of Covid19 I am sometimes overcome by feelings of trepidation. ...

Little did I guess what joy the little rose bush I planted in my small garden (previously just grass) in February would bring in March. I ha...

In the interest of self preservation I am trying to avoid watching the news.  I find it too distressing watching the incompetence. It is har...

This morning I woke feeling incredibly stressed after a second wakeful night. Until now I seem to have been able to react calmly to this cri...

A clothes store sends me emails with special offers which I sometimes look at but usually delete unopened. Today when I saw the email it mad...

A 15 year old of my acquaintance, striving to loosen the harness, is driving his parents crazy in the process, particularly at a time when w...

My heart goes out to those with rebellious teen-agers, kids kicking over the traces but now forced to stay home (or soon will be) with famil...

I grew up on a farm in New Zealand. When we went to town my mother always wore a pair of gloves. Summer or winter, always gloves. It was bec...

I've been thinking of setting up a blog to track Coronavirus but things are moving so very quickly that it is hard to keep up. Sydney is...

Beethoven is everywhere this year and I have no complaints at all. I can listen to Beethoven any time, anywhere. Today I heard Beethoven...