Now that winter is really and truly upon us, the winds have set in and we are almost ready for a warmer reprieve we’re going to suggest you embrace the weeks that remain of the season and enjoy it while it lasts. Before long you’ll be out in the blazing sun soaking it up and looking for the air-conditioning. There is much to do and embrace in the winter months and we’re here to share a few ideas with you this month.
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” – Anne Bradstreet
Embrace winter and adversity and see how great spring and prosperity are!
Congratulations to Susan Llewlynn who won the free book prize for the best comment of July – Enjoy. Will that be you this month?
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WHAT COULD I BUY? For Specials…click here or for Winter Warmers…click here
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Self (Hobbies) - Rug up and read it. We’re all rugged up inside with pastey white skin and enjoying the few months you get to put on real winter woollies and all you really want to do is stay inside, curl up in front of the fire or heater and read a good book right. There are five top books for your recreational reading this month and they all come with a WARNING…read more
Earth (Waste) - Hoarder or sharer? Who could use what you threw away or replaced today? With winter upon us it’s time to stop and think…are you warm and cosy in bed at night? What if you were on the street with no heater, no fire, no doona, no blanket and no jumper? You’d be freezing your butt off!….read more
Wanderings (National) - Embrace the Snow Experience. Whether you’re an avid skier, snowboarder or just like to muck around building snow men or creating snow angels it is a magical time of year. If you’re new to the snow fields there’s a few exercises to prepare you before you go…read more
Support (Environment) CHARITY OF THE MONTH - The World Wide Fund for Nature. With winter well under way it seems appropriate to consider the effects of climate change and a conservation organisation doing something about it. Australians are the highest per-capita greenhouse gas polluters in the developed world. For how to start changing…read more
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BOOK OF THE MONTH (click the title to see more of each review)
Self (Growth) - The Lost Symbol. The Lost Symbol is an intelligent, lightning-paced thriller that offers surprises at every turn. For, as Robert Langdon will discover, there is nothing more extraordinary or shocking than the secret which hides in plain sight…read more
Earth (Waste) - The Converging World: How One Community’s Path to Zero Waste is Helping Save Our Plan. The incredible story of one community’s attempt to change their world for the better. Faced with the challenge of making the English village of Chew Magna a ‘zero waste’ society, Pontin developed a groundbreaking non-profit scheme that twinned them with Tamil Nadu, a poor rural community in southern India.…read more
Wanderings (National) - The Snow Guide to Australia and New Zealand. Snow Guide to Australia and New Zealand, Robert Upe and Jim Darby present all there is to know about the slopes, resorts and alpine towns of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand…read more
Support (Environment) - Gagged: The Gunns 20 and Other Law Suits. The inside story of the defence of the Hindmarsh Island bridge defamation cases, an Animal Liberation battery hen case, and the infamous Gunns 20 law suit…read more
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EVENTS FOR AUGUST…click here for more August events and more info
- Free Internet Conference
- Pyjama Foundation Gala
- Melbourne Writers Festival
- Mental Toolbox Workshop
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