Life Worth Living Project, Beauty, Pleasure, Wisdom
I’ve Got a New Look Site!
Even though I’ve been quiet out front, behind the scenes, I’ve been busy developing a new look site! The old one’s been around for more than five years now, so ...
Bold and Beautiful
Having been out of action for a few weeks, I’ve had plenty of time to look around me at my home. The one we bought and did up twenty years ...
We’re Busy Doing Nothing
Many of my friends are marooned at home, busy doing nothing. For them the world has ended, but for me nothing much has changed. I’m busy writing and publishing short ...
Stress Free Virtual Dinner Party
It’s hard to stay connected in lock-down. You can’t meet in person, but you can get online and host a Virtual Dinner Party. No, it’s not the same, but it’s ...
Dances of Death
Don’t know about you, but I’ve been preoccupied with death. Shouldn’t be much of a surprise to you, I’ve written about death and momento mori before. The lists of Covid-19 ...
Stress Free Medieval Dinner Party
Turns out to have been a really long time since I wrote a Dinner Party, and for a while there I was really stuck on what to do, but then ...
Alice ‘mid the Starships
“Normal” people get caught in social media quagmires, but I run down a different kind of internet rabbit hole. When I first saw this image I was intrigued because it’s ...
Stress Free London Blitz Dinner Party
Just recently I’ve read (and written) a few stories about World War II London. I’m inspired to write a Stress Free London Blitz Dinner Party. Food shortages not withstanding, it’s ...
Stress Free Bushfire Dinner Party
This Stress Free Bushfire Dinner Party is a bit of a cheat because if you’re having a Dinner Party and a bushfire breaks out, it’s time to abandon the party ...
Stress Free K-Drama Dinner Party
Still binging on K-drama, but wanting a Stress Free K-Drama Dinner Party to share some of the food I’m seeing. I’d especially like to try Haejang-guk (Hangover Soup), but that’s not a ...
Stress Free Steampunk Dinner Party
I’m laughing a little, because this Stress Free Steampunk Dinner Party, is an almost but not quite Stress Free Victorian Dinner Party, because Steampunk is a futuristic science fiction genre powered ...
Stress Free Dinner Party When You’re Not Hungry
While a Stress Free Dinner Party when you’re not hungry seems like a contradiction, it does sometimes happen that for one reason or another you lose your appetite. I find that ...
Stress Free Dinner Party to Comfort a Friend with Depression
Let me start by saying that a Stress Free Dinner Party to Comfort a Friend with Depression is not the end of what you can do. Beyond Blue recommends you ...
Stress Free In-laws Dinner Party
I have to start by saying you can’t have a stress free event when your guests stress you out. That makes today’s Stress Free In-laws Dinner Party a somewhat questionable proposition. ...
Stress Free Red Dinner Party
Today I’m tackling a Stress Free Red Dinner Party. Just because I’m curious about whether I can. And because red is my favourite colour. Food I’m going to try to make ...
Alexandria’s Adventures in Asgård
Well, not literally Asgård; but the Vikings: Beyond the Legend exhibition at the Melbourne Museum. In Norse myths, Odin the all-father has two ravens Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory) who bring him ...
Rabbit Lovers Stress Free Dinner Party
Having written dinner parties for dog and cat lovers, I cannot refuse a request for a Rabbit Lovers Stress Free Dinner Party. By which I mean a pet rabbit dinner ...
Stress Free Dinner Party with Leftovers
Jenine has challenged me to write a Stress Free Dinner Party with Leftovers. There are two kinds of leftovers; planned and incidental. Planned are the kind where you make extra to ...
Alexandria’s Adventures in Cataract Surgery
I had cataract surgery a few days ago, and it went really well. But I find reading, writing, and watching quite tiring, and it makes my operated eye hot and ...
Stress Free Dinner Party During Renovations
I’ve found it surprisingly difficult to adapt to one bathroom while the other is being renovated. And given we’ve been talking about doing the kitchen too, it’s made me wonder ...
Great Depression Stress Free Dinner Party
The Great Depression has been on my ...
Summer Fruits Stress Free Dinner Party
I’ve been indulging in a lot of lovely fresh summer fruit lately, so that makes it time for a Summer Fruits Stress Free Dinner Party. Food Ummm… Summer fruits! And other ...
Site Renovation in Progress
Just a quick note to let you know that I’m about to start some site renovation, and it could be a little unreliable for a few days. Theoretically, email and ...
Gangsters Stress Free Dinner Party
Today we’re doing a Gangsters Stress Free Dinner Party to remember the passing of the US National Prohibition Act on October 28, 1919. The Act defined (and prohibited) intoxicating liquor greater than 0.5% ...
Tennis Stress Free Dinner Party
Tennis. There’s a bit of it about at the moment, so today’s the day for a Wimbledon inspired Tennis Stress Free Dinner Party. Food Fresh, luxurious summer produce. Drinks Wimbledon ...