Invited into a prison cell for lunch
On two occasions I’ve been invited to the wrong side of a prison cell door. The first was a few years ago when I ventured deep into the bowels of…
On two occasions I’ve been invited to the wrong side of a prison cell door. The first was a few years ago when I ventured deep into the bowels of…
If you have a body fat count above 4% or are the slightest bit body conscious you might want to avoid Scarborough Beach this week. On the other hand if…
A few months ago I pondered whether Perth was considering a new housing style … shipping containers (link home renovations of the future). A recent trip to Scarborough Beach suggested the…
Every year Cottesloe Beach plays host to Sculptures by the Sea, attracting over 200,000 visitors. As usual several of the pieces left me pondering ideas that might, just might, have…
So you have an idea for an art piece … something about childhood memories combining with social and environmental concerns. But how do you represent this? And how will you…
Wandering around Sydney last week I was reminded about the importance of making the most of stolen moments. Those one or two hours where you can either sit in a hotel room watching…
I’ll start this post with a quick apology to regular readers who may have noticed that I was missing in action last week, but I have a very good excuse ……
Day One of the Perth Writers Festival … my brain is already rapidly filling up and pondering a myriad of possibilities. All I need now is time and a rich…
Turn on the news or pick up a paper and there’s bound to be a story about what happens when cultures collide. Usually it’s a highly emotive negative piece about…
There comes a time at any festival when you have to eat. Usually this means schlepping off to the same old brand named food van, you know the ones. Not so…
Normally when a tentland springs up in the centre of town it has negative connotations. Not so the current invasion of Russell Square in Northbridge. A quick tour shows its inhabitants intensions are, as…
What better way to spend Australia Day than with a game of Human Fetch. The ingredients are … Australia Day 2014 © The Ponder Room One long sheet of black…
Australia Day left me with a few things to ponder … Australia Day 2014 © The Ponder Room But mostly what an unbelievably beautiful, friendly, easy place Australia is to…
It’s always embarrassing when you’re the last to arrive at the party. But it’s even more embarrassing when you’re so late the organisers are already rolling up the red carpet.…
New Years Eve is always a tricky one, what do to? The decision is easy for any international tennis players who find themselves in Perth … the Hopman Cup Ball…
Sometimes life just seems to get more and more complicated. It’s at these times that we need to stop and take a moment to ponder whether it has to be so.…
The invites have gone out, the steaks and snaggers bought, and the BBQ’s cranked up, you’re all set for this years BBQ season. Spare a thought then for Naomi the organiser…
A few weeks ago I was driving through the city when I saw a group of men strangely dressed. Perhaps it was a boys night out I pondered, but then…