Last year I wrote an article discussion how best to engage in advocacy for transnational female migrant workers.
It’s not particularly profound, but if you are interested, you can have a read of it here, (the link is a bit tempramental) or after the jump.
Laura
Staircases to nowhere are pretty amazing. I suppose you could get all existential about what it means to be travelling with no destination in sight (or even possible), but I just think they look rather excellent.
Laura
Top picture from Gizmodo, bottom picture from Valparaiso, Chile.
I’m becoming regular on the Hume Highway route between Canberra and Sydney, but mostly I make the journey either in the early morning, or late at night. It doesn’t leave much daylight for viewing the scenery or stopping for an adventure or two.
A few weeks ago I met up with a friend at Bowral, because it’s roughly equidistant between both of our homes. Yesterday, I decided to venture there again, and do some exploring.
Rush makes an excellent cup of coffee. And amazing muffins! Cinnamon, white choc and blueberry. Yum! It’s tucked away in a little arcade off High Street in Bowral, complete with blue crockery.
The ladies at Rush are incredibly friendly, with a beautiful café. Definitely worth checking out if you are in town.
Coffee: Great
Music: Top 40; a bit of Guy Sebastian
Vibe: Lovely. Lots of Southern Highlander women in puffy vests and riding boots.
Shop 4, The Grand Arcade, Bong Bong St, Bowral NSW http://www.rushroasting.com.au
For a such a small town, Bowral has a lot of bookstores. I spotted four yesterday. And I think that’s a great thing. Here is a quick summary of them, so you know what you’re getting yourself in for.
The Bookshop Bowral: Good range, particularly of non-fiction. Lots of home and garden books. Background music: chamber choir. 309 Bong Bong Street, Bowral.
The Brown Bookshop (ABC Center): Wooden floorboards (hard to potter around quietly). Lots of DVDs and CDs (does anyone buy CDs these days?). A good range of amusing cards. I laughed out loud! 311 Bong Bong Street, Bowral.
The Bowral Bookmen: 2nd hands books, along with a some of antique furniture and toys. They have a huge range of out of print, and rare books. 344 Bong Bong Street, Bowral.
Berkelouw Books (Outlet store): Huge! With a café! Plus the books are discounted. That’s a win in my book (pun intended). Shop 4, Gibraltar Square (behind 328-332 Bong Bong St), Bowral.
Any other places worth visiting in Bowral? I haven’t been to the Bradman Museum, but it’s not really high up on my list of things to do! If you’re heading up there in Spring, be sure to check out Corbett Gardens – it’s teeming with tulips and absolutely delightful!
Laura
Well, lovely blogging friends, I must confess I’ve been a little bit lackadaisical with my posting of late. Although I’m sure that there are many of you who have enjoyed my YouTube links to videos about sandwiches, and the therapeutic benefits of a hug, I shall hopefully be back and posting about delightful things more regularly from now on. I’ll leave you to find great YouTube clips by yourself.
The real reason I was reminded of this blog of mine is because I helped a friend create a blog of her own yesterday! You should go take a look if you fancy. She’s a very special lady.
That’s all for now! I am off to teach some mathematics to the young folk of Canberra.
Laura
A most wonderful stop-motion love story.
Tout a l’heure j’ai entendu battre le coeur minuscule d’une goutte de pluie.
- J.M. Kerwich.
Just now I heard the heart beat of a tiny drop of rain.
via BrainPicker
Last night I went to see Moonrise Kingdom, a new film by Wes Anderson. It was truly one of the most delightful films I have seen in a long time!
Sam & Suzy run away together, after Sam escapes from Camp Ivanhoe. Suzy brings her record player and her cat, Sam brings supplies and his watercolours.
The movie is pretty whimsical, and a tad eccentric, but the characters are so lovely, and the entire thing so pleasant! I definitely recommend going to see it. It was so much fun.
Have you ever run away from home? Or had any crazy Summer adventures like Suzy and Sam?
Laura
