The heart is willing, but the flesh is weak. Or maybe it’s the brain that’s weak when it comes to learning something new? This year I find I’m less inclined to carefully digest new ideas. Last year when I went to a U3A lecture or read an interesting book I would make notes and write […]| Ruth's Reflections
I’ve always had a facility with numbers, and many years ago I won the Third Form Prize for Mathematics. So, when I saw advertised a workshop that offered a joint exploration of maths and poetry I immediately enrolled. Some days later I received a letter from Te Whatu Ora/Health NZ with an appointment for a […]| Ruth's Reflections
I’ve always been intrigued by fleshless bones, and these caught my eye in Cathedral Square. They are photograms of taonga from Te Waipounamu held in collections abroad. These photograms are t…| Ruth's Reflections
Learning is one of the five ways to wellbeing, and I’m currently taking a WEA course on Smartphone Photography. Our tutor pointed out that the word photography means writing with light. This idea appealed to me as my usual writing has been in abeyance lately. Blog posts have been few and far between. I’ve carried […]| Ruth's Reflections