Nineteen Sixty Four | The Blog

Nineteen Sixty Four (The Blog) is a collection of random thoughts, comments and adventures from my life, opinions are my own and are not to be confused with the thoughts in my head or written elsewhere, trademarks are similarly not mine (except for the ones that ARE mine) and are used within the context of the stories being told. Some of these stories are as I remember them, others may be spiced up to keep the reader engaged… you can choose what to believe or not…

Planting our Garden

"To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves". -- Mohandas Gandhi Today Carla and I visited Heronswood in Dromana, this historic building built in 1874 and set on 46 acres of gardens is home to the The Digger's Club. The...

Blogging Is Easy And Fun

Blogging is the digital publishing revolution that has made everyone a publisher.  By turning the process of creating a website into one that's point-and-click simple, blogging has led to an unleashing of creativity never before seen online.  Blogging is...

Being a ‘Maker’ not a ‘Fixer’

“Our talents are the gift that God gives to us... What we make of our talents is our gift back to God” ? Leo Buscaglia As far as New Years Resolutions go I had never been a big fan, the MOST I had ever resolved to do was to make changes in the...

Why Christmas is Really All About Children

It could be said that since it was the birth of a baby as a gift to mankind that gave rise to Christmas, then children should also and always be the primary focus of the season. Individual families will say they have always put children first and parents will...

Blogging begins with a long term plan

Many people dream of blogging for profit, and this goal is not far beyond the reach of someone with average intelligence, a willingness to work hard, and a basic grasp of blogging technology. However, very few people manage to reap the profits they want from their...