Modern day meditation barrier identified
As some of you know I’ve been toying with meditation for a quite a while now with varying levels of success. For those of you who’ve joined me in the challenge,…
Author Glennys
The day Amanda Kendle invited me into the Futuresphere
One hot, seemingly innocuous February morning this year, I ventured into The Futuresphere, sphere, sphere, sphere, sphere (you get the idea), and I’ve never been the same since. Amanda Kendle AugustinYes…
50 Ways To Grieve Your Lover (Truth or Dare)
Okay some of you may have noticed the name change in my profile, please let me explain. Over the past year I’ve been playing a long running battle of ‘Truth…
Gluteus Maximus, there she blows! (Entering a writing competition)
Life’s been a little bit hard to watch of late, so I thought you might like a bit of a giggle. This was the first piece I ever submitted to…
Joanne Harris author of Chocolat at Perth Writers Festival
Best known for the delectable Chocolat, Joanne Harris has written twelve novels, two cookbooks, learnt classical flute and plays bass guitar in a band. © The Ponder RoomHer new novel…
10 Things I did Today that I couldn’t have 100 years ago (International Womens Day)
The 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, got me pondering about the things I was able to do today, that I probably couldn’t have done 100 years ago. Thanks to IMLS…
20 Hour Personal Best At Perth Writers Festival
3 days, 20 one hour sessions attended out of a possible 24, a personal best of 83%!© The Ponder Room © The Ponder RoomAfter three days, the voices of so many brilliant authors are…
The Lifeboats Won! (Central Tafe graduates win Sculpture by the Sea)
They won!!!© The Ponder RoomThe local team of Central Tafe graduates Marwa Fahmy, Kate Parker, Emma Danks, Elizabeth Marpole and Stephen Genovese took out the overall prize in this years…
Cottesloe Beach gets 1,697 lifeboats (Central Tafe graduates in Sculpture by the Sea)
Lifeboats, a device to prolong life when one finds oneself all at sea. Lifeboats © The Ponder RoomThe Queen Mary has 20, a Rottnest Ferry between 2 and 6, but…
Bondi Vet & Bondi Rescue in Rottnest Swim
Dean Gladstone Bondi Rescue © The Ponder RoomFootnote: Okay for those who asked…The team of Bondi Vet (Chris Brown) and Bondi Rescue (Ryan Clarke, Dean Gladstone and Bruce Hopkins) came…
Rottnest Swim Hidden Obstacles e.g. Premier Colin Barnett’s horn
Sitting in oppressive, misty darkness, at the start of the 2011 Rottnest Swim I was surprised by the number of hidden obstacles I witnessed. While some hindrances are very well publicized,…
Life Paused
5.30pm Monday night. While on my way to the premier of ‘More4Me’ in Perth city, I was stopped at the train station by 4 police officers. thanks to freefotouk…
Do you want a hug from our ex-Prime Minister with that burger?
Told you the Gimme Shelter gig was a loving space. Even the Snack Vans’ harsh florescent lighting couldn’t destroy the mood. © The Ponder RoomYou’ve got to love a country…
Danielle Caruana and her husband John (Butler’s) Sweet Treat for the Homeless
How would you go performing on stage with your award winning, famous husband? Nervous? Hell yeah!! © The Ponder RoomDanielle Caruana & John ButlerThat’s what Danielle Caruana (Mama Kin) told the revved…
Childhood delight relived
Remember when you were a child and you saw something for the first time. Don’t you wish you could feel that way again sometimes? The duel The closest I’ve come…
Surf Surprise
copyright The Ponder Room Sometimes life doesn’t give you much to ponder about….other times it gives you so much your head hurts.Usually though if you make the effort to…
10 Tips for Chinese New Year
2011 is the year of the rabbit, so people born in 1939, 51, 63, 75, 87, 99 and 2011 need to make the most of any opportunities that come their…
Waitangi Day, what’s in a name?
Waitangi Day commemorates the Treaty of Waitangi signed on Feb 6th 1840, when New Zealand became part of the British Empire. In 1972 a bill was passed to change the…
