I’m reading Richard Flanagan’s And What Do You Do, Mr Gable? at the moment* and in it there’s a short essay called ‘Bread’ which was originally published in The Age. He talks about his memories of bread baking, dating back to when he was a child. At the end also is a recipe called ‘The [...]
Living List
Visit Machu Pichu, Peru ~ Explore Hong Kong ~ Visit Petra, Jordan ~ See Ayers Rock at sunset ~ Explore Paris ~ Explore Rome ~ Explore New York ~ Visit the Sagrada Família in Barcelona ~ Visit the Taj Mahal ~ Explore Egypt ~ Visit Whitby Abbey ~ Take a Jack the Ripper tour in East London ~ Go on a bike riding holiday ~ Go on a road trip across Australia and America ~ Visit Gallipoli ~ Walk the Kokoda Track ~ Visit Anne Frank’s house ~ Visit the Berlin Wall ~ Go to BlogHer ~ Cook 1 new recipe a week for a year ~ Investigate hypnotherapy for my nail biting ~ Complete a First Aid course ~ Dance a jive again ~ Hold a snake ~ Go to the ballet ~ Go hang gliding ~ Go on a hot air balloon ride ~ Go scuba diving with sharks ~ Play the piano well ~ Learn to take good photos ~ Go on a ghost tour ~ Write a book (or twenty) ~ Publish a book (or twenty) ~ Complete a screenplay ~ To one day own a house with a library and a comfy writing space ~ Run a full marathon ~ Provide money for a study scholarship ~ Invest in art ~ Go abseiling ~ Stand up on a surfboard ~ Ride a horse at a full gallop again ~ Do a hot lap on a racetrack ~ Go without television or computers for a week (at least) ~ Throw a giant ‘Great Gatsby’ themed party ~ Drink a martini ~ Get a PhD ~ Be an advocate for children’s literacy and reading ~ Write open letters of thanks to people who have influenced my life ~ Re-learn to change a car tyre ~ Dress up big-time for Halloween ~ Go to a ‘sing-along’ screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
