by Bronwen Whyatt | Mar 28, 2018 | Creativity, Writing
Yesterday, I had this small chink of a realisation. The life of sitting in my garret, feeling like I’m not doing anything, getting anywhere or achieving anything is THE WRITER’s LIFE. The writer’s life is lonely, unforgiving, tedious, boring,...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Mar 15, 2018 | Art, Creativity, Philosophy
I’ve always avoided White Night. It seems like the perfect storm to me. Bright lights, hundreds of thousands of people, packed public transport. It’s all too much for this sensitive soul. However this year was different. I was meeting a friend visiting...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Feb 26, 2018 | Food, Travel
For all of my loyal subscribers – apologies you couldn’t see my little story about my trip to the Yarra Valley, but here it is now published by GoGet on their blog. Yarra Valley Day Trip Happy...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Feb 20, 2018 | Creativity, Writing
… or why choosing a diary is the most important creative decision I make each year. People don’t usually get gushy about their diary, however mine has always been very important to me, and selecting my partner in crime each year is a case for careful...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Feb 14, 2018 | Art, Creativity, Writing
For years and years, I have kept a box of cards and letters that I have received from my friend Helen. The cards began before the letters: birthdays, Christmas and just ‘cos exchanges, that morphed into longer letters when Helen got her first job in the...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Feb 12, 2018 | Film reviews
Don’t new releases on airplane journeys make you feel like you’re getting something for free? I think so. It was a while ago now, but on my last long-haul flights, I made the most of the in-flight entertainment, even though I’d promised myself I...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Jan 23, 2018 | Travel
There are several reasons I am grateful for growing up in South Australia. Not least, because I grew up with Keep South Australia Beautiful or KESAB, Tidy Towns and 10c container deposits. Having lived in the eastern states metropolises of Sydney then Melbourne I was...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Jun 25, 2017 | Film reviews
Christmas 2016 It must be the holiday season. I’ve seen four films in the last couple of weeks. It seems the themes are the extensive use of flashbacks/chronology as a technique and the contrast of masculine and feminine energy and intent. Rosalie Blum, Julien...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Jun 24, 2017 | Film reviews, Writing
84 Charing Cross Road, David Jones (1987) Going back in time, this classic, multi-BAFTA award-winning film, based on a true story, reminds us that sending parcels half way around the globe was not invented by the age of online-shopping. It is about loving old books...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Jun 23, 2017 | Philosophy, Writing
May, 2008 Yesterday I took a very fast train between Basel and Den Haag. I would like to share with you what came to me on that journey … I am taking a very fast train from Basel to Den Haag to pursue my cello dreams. I closed my eyes listening to Kate Bush...
