I’m in Bali and I’ve found the person who will be my driver for my 2 week stay. The first trip is to a local shopping mall. As he skillfully navigates the insane traffic with an air of quiet and calm he is warm and friendly without being too familiar….

As many Viva 70 readers will know my mind has been rattling around the idea of how to do something useful in the area of climate activism when the last time I was politically active was in 1970’s around the Vietnam War! So apart from becoming a more diligent recycler,…

I’m winding along country roads to find the home of Terry and Jill Williams. Cows grazing, rolling hills, a tiny old brick church, now a private home. Google tells me to keep going. So I do. Driving past rural properties with their never to be understood exotic numbering system. House…

You don’t have to love fashion to love this book! In 2010 Bill Cunningham New York hit the cinemas. In this documentary we were introduced to this unique, genial, creative, talented individual who rode around New York taking photos of fashion events, fashion on the street and in the homes…

Netflix is really a cornucopia of trash and also some excellent programming. A Secret Love is one of those little, unassuming gems that tells a very simple human story of a lesbian couple, their 65 and a half years together and their move to an aged care facility. Being gay…

There’s a film festival running at my house at the moment. Every Friday night.  Around 8pm Gracie cat and I sit down with some snacks and a glass of wine and watch films. Sometimes  the films are around a director like Pedro Almodovar or Jane Campion. I’ll follow their careers…

What to wear? A big day ahead. Leopard print top, matching earrings, boots with a heel perhaps? Good black pants. A bit more time spent on styling my hair and perhaps even eyeliner today? A big day out in this Corona Virus world means I’m driving out of town to…

It’s May! Already! These items were stored in my snippets folder this month… must share….. Laugh or Giggle If you thought toilet paper was crazy just wait until 300 million people all want a hair-cut appointment This quarantine made me realise that I have no hobbies except going out to…

Week Two of Lock Down…that’s my computer not me……My very aged and flamboyant computer decided to kick up its heels and check out two weeks ago. I’m very clear where my passions and skills lie.. and computer technology doesn’t appear in this list. They say there’s an experience in ever…

My son and 2 year old granddaughter  came to stay overnight. It was the first sleepover at granny’s house without mama being there. A big step for all of us. As the little one gets older, develops her character and I spend more time getting to know her, this clever,…

Have you ever done a mindfulness program or tried meditation? Perhaps yoga or a wellness retreat?  I always have had an interest in most things that have the potential to slow me down but my fall back preferences seem to have a cork in the top or an airline ticket…

How are you doing everyone? As the weeks roll by in our new Corona virus reality this is starting to feel like the new normal. We practice social distancing, check the numbers daily, wash our hands and stay alert to what’s happening around us. When the sun shines the world…