I get more writing done in winter, because there’s not the pull of nature: swimming, walks in the sun by the sea and all that. It’s always been a problem for me, the pull of the outside versus the obsession to work on my writing.
Our local coffee shop/wine bar/restaurant, the Pavilion in Coogee, caters for just about all demographics: trendies (evenings), mothers and babies (mornings), couples, oldies like me, and kids on weekends and during the holidays.
It’s the coldest it’s been this winter, 2016, with a low of about fourteen degrees in the daytime and the rain and wind factor making it feel worse.
Someone asked me what there is to do in Sydney in winter. See my post on this at Things to Do in Sydney.
Many health food cafes and restaurants are now opening up in Coogee and surrounding suburbs, such as Bondi.
This is a very positive sign for me, as it means that our environment is changing and responding to peoples’ expressed needs and wishes to be healthier. This year, 2017, I have noticed a big push for healthy foods in Sydney restaurants.
Do you have a favourite coffee shop near you? I have several that I like to frequent with friends. This one is the closest to my place. Tell me about your writing habits. Here’s another photo of mine.
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Thanks for the reminder of things to do in Sydney. I haven’t been back to Sydney for some years but have fond memories of the place as I was born and raised in Brighton-le-Sands. I left in early 1961 to go to college but had frequent and regular return visits until mum was forced to sell up in 1979 because of the sky-rocketing price of land rates. Your article raises many mental pictures for me so perhaps I might have to return for a look in the near future. The southern suburbs are particularly bright in recall but so is the CBD as I had a Saturday job there while in High School. Your mention of the Royal National Park is also great especially as I well remember the long and tiring bike ride to reach it and the long hard climb back up from the Audley causeway.
Thanks heaps.
Write on, write well, write often … right on!
Hello Ian
I think I’ve finally mapped my two main domains. I’m still trying to upload stuff to “My Trending Stories”, a site based in New York who have asked me to join them. No pay as yet. They’re new, and their site is a bit wobbly as yet, but I like the openness of the website, inviting different socio/political/lifestyle perspectives. Have a look some time at http://mytrendingstories.com/. Some of their stuff is good, even very good.
thanks for the comments on the Sydney doings post. My daughter went to see the whales, and loved it. They even performed for them.
Write on, you too!