Sophisticated Living

Where does the place where you live sit on a scale of...

The Perfection of Australia?

I have never been able to understand why people who live near the centre of Adelaide, as I do, would want to own a holiday cottage or "shack" to the north or south.

The journey through the suburban and industrial sprawl is not a very...

A Perfect Day in Adelaide

Mid January.  Clear blue skies with a few wispy clouds. Twenty four degrees celsius. A gentle breeze.  The light dazzles rather than shimmers.  The grapes on the vines are ripening.  The electricity is working.  The water supply is working.  I have...

Adelaide Art and Life

Is big art, like big media, threatened by the digital deluge?  What is the place of big art in...

So Many Little Blog Posts

You may be wondering why I have started the new year with so many little blog posts here.  Well, there are a lot of...

M for Magnificent

Calling all Australian women.  Are you a size 14-16?  Are you annoyed that clothing manufacturers label you as...

Important Dates

Do you keep a diary?  Is it packed with information about your past activities and future plans?

Is it something you start each January with the intention of writing about your daily life in detail but then lose interest by...

Not-for-Profit Twaklin

There are rather a lot of not-for-profit organisations in Australia.  According to my pocket calculator and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there is approximately one such organisation for every...

Read All About It

I can't remember the last time I bought a newspaper.  It may have been about ten years ago, I think.  I can't even remember the last time I...

1988 to Now

Can you remember the Australian Bicentennial celebrations of 1988?  Can you remember anything at all about 1988?  Is it all in the dim and distant past from long, long ago?  Do you remember the previous Bicentenary?  That happened in...

Two Ear Opera

If you have never experienced an opera performance before, imagine yourself as a singer at the top of Mount Lofty...

Participating in the Future of South Australia

Are you enrolled to vote in the state election this March?  If not, here is a link to assist you.

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A New National Anthem for Australia

With the 21st century now beginning its second decade, perhaps it is time for Australia to have a new national anthem.  Here is...

Social Networking Limited Editions

I like to delete my twitterings and facebookerings when...

Twaklin's New Google Profile

Below is a...

Out with the New and In with the Old

It's the same in my neighbourhood every year:  Bang... boom, boom, boom...  wizz... wow... crash... sleep... ouch... shush... pay the bills...

Why all the fuss?  Celebrate the old and be discerning about the new, that's what I say. 

Enjoy the best of what remains of yesterday, keep posterity in perspective and respect the future.

One year has ended and another begins.  I will make...