Feld Notes

Feb 2021

Update: I have figured out the very limit of my toaster’s toasting capability, so that I can get it as close to burnt as possible without actually being burnt. Super-crispy + Vegemite = joy ☺️

Feb 2021

A wonderful night with @NTKF at the Gala Cinema to see The People Upstairs—it’s a very quirky and enjoyable film! It was good to test dark mode once others had left too.

Feb 2021

If you haven’t listened to @HemisphericViews, now’s either the best or worst time to start. This time I suggested we go into it without prepared show notes. The result was 021: Ad Lib!. @Burk discusses Mars, @canion covers neckties and I chat about peanuts. Listen if you dare! 🎙

Feb 2021

In episode 61 of Lounge Ruminator, my long-time friend (and former drama teacher and boss), Fiona Finley, joins the podcast to explain her background in theatre, the value of the arts and why performance is great for kids. Have a listen! 🎙

Feb 2021

Inspired by this tweet by @canion, I have the Kramer-esque ‘Fusilli Mac Martin’ from @NTKF, a fifth-anniversary pin from @relayfm, a Tweety PEZ dispenser (also à la Seinfeld) and a @HemisphericViews plaque. What a collection! 😜

Feb 2021

Looking for something to listen to this weekend? In Contemplating Telepresence on Lounge Ruminator, fellow Hemispheric Views co-host @Burk joins me to discuss hobbies, the ever-changing world of online work and education and the effects of open offices and commuting.

Jan 2021

Always smiling!

Jan 2021

In ‘Playing to the Audience with Evan Kerr’ on Lounge Ruminator, my long-time friend joins the podcast to discuss his experience as a pianist and music teacher. He also shares his thoughts on how digital technology has been transforming performance and education. 🎙

Jan 2021

A beautiful morning at the Continental Pools

Jan 2021

Sunset and pelicans along the Blue Mile

Jan 2021

The wonderful @NTKF organised a surprise early-birthday event with my mum and sister, which included peach-picking in Darkes Forest, a bushwalk through Dharawal National Park and lunch at Sublime Point overlooking Wollongong. The best! 😍

Jan 2021

Earlier today, @NTKF took this photo of little Rocky falling asleep on my leg. She’s a cutie bird!

Jan 2021

Overlooking Port Kembla Beach from the saltwater Olympic pool… I’ve always loved this place! @NTKF and I made sure to visit this week, as no summer is complete without it.

Jan 2021

For the first episode of Lounge Ruminator in 2021, @NTKF joins me to reflect on our recent visit to one of Australia’s most bizarre, niche theme parks, Granties Maze, plus other spots like Tasmazia. Listen on the Web, Apple Podcasts or Overcast. 🎙

Jan 2021

A gorgeous afternoon at Shellharbour Village yesterday

Jan 2021

Old gum at Audley

Jan 2021

The Tasman Sea and Wollongong Harbour from Cliff Road

Jan 2021

The Tasman Sea and Wollongong Harbour along with the city’s two lighthouses, continental pools and rock-pools (viewed from Cliff Road)

Dec 2020

We spent the last morning of 2020 with a nice walk along Wollongong’s Blue Mile, including the harbour and old tramway past the rock-pools.

Peering between two stone walls over the water of the harbour, with the shore and buildings in the distance and a clouds overheadRockpools in the foreground and beaches and the mountain escarpment stretching into the distance

Dec 2020

Today @NTKF and I had a lovely visit to Wollongong Art Gallery. Among works on Aboriginal history, our migrant industry and ‘invisible’ disability, a wonderful exhibition called Just Not Australian shows our troubled past and the ongoing tension of what it means to be Australian.

Dec 2020

Happy holidays from Stumpy the visiting King Parrot! (seen here being fed by my mum)

Dec 2020

S1 E10: A Daughter Married

This time, Penka shares thoughts and memories of seeing her daughter Tanya (Tatjana) becoming engaged and married to an ...
Dec 2020

S1 E9: Remembering Toni

Penka bravely and generously recounts the loss of her son, Toni.  
Dec 2020

In episode 55 of Lounge Ruminator, I explore what it means to have memories, how they differ from (and complement) history and how they have been represented in a particularly controversial, new film. 🎙

Dec 2020

This is the look of a man who was asked by his wife to pose for a photo of his new M1 Mac mini. To hear about this indulgent purchase, along with @canion’s 5000 picks for Media Corner and why @burk always drinks multiple beverages at once, listen to the latest Hemispheric Views.