by Minnie Biggs | Oct 20, 2026 | Musings
Narrow whiteglacier snow or cloudor botheither. Up in the clouds or.. down in the clouds Day 9 ….one bald eagle, two whales., porpoises … white seals dozing on grey rocks .. harbour seals, sea lions, sea otters , one small bear in the distance The glacier calves with... Read more
by Minnie Biggs | Oct 6, 2026 | Musings
Where am I? Does it matter ? Narrow white – glacier- snow or cloud – or both- ... Read more
by Minnie Biggs | Sep 28, 2026 | Musings
Day 5 Although who knows? The outdoors change, morning and night but no sense of which day..so which day was it we did a watercolour class? An almost adventure or at least a first. A Teacher and high quality brushes and Windsor and Newton paints in pretty... Read more
by Minnie Biggs | Sep 28, 2026 | Musings
Is it day 4? Nothing in the adventure area but some ..events. We decided against the ‘tours’ instead wandering on our own. S has super book called “the Alaska cruise companion” ($2 in an op shop) . Just enough and more than we need to know about the coast. So we... Read more
by Minnie Biggs | Sep 26, 2026 | Musings
It was a distant friend who suggested I write about my “adventure” on the ship up the Alaskan coast and across the pacific to Tokyo, and I wondered at the definition of adventure. Someone wrote: it might be remarkable—that is, worth talking... Read more
by Minnie Biggs | Jan 7, 2022 | Musings
It’s Not As Much Fun As It Used To Be Or Sad Going to the opera, the opera, travel. Pretty sad. All alone, the only person on the longest escalator in Martin Place. No... Read more
by Minnie Biggs | Jan 3, 2022 | Musings
Covid 19 – 20 – 21 – Lived Experience The intensity of the lived experience of now, the sun shining the crisp shadows sharp defined, etched , the inner shift from dread to joy. Then... Read more
by Minnie Biggs | Dec 9, 2021 | Musings
First travel for such a long time, approaching it fresh. Ancient Landscapes and Sacred Sites: an Archaeological Exploration of Far Western NSW, that was the name of the tour I joined after 4 days solo in Broken Hill. Overwhelming high, 12 hour train ride across New... Read more
by Minnie Biggs | Jan 5, 2021 | Musings
TWENTY TWENTY Twenty Twenty used to be known as the definition of perfect eyesight. Now... Read more
by Minnie Biggs | Jan 3, 2020 | Musings
The day before the next catastrophe, contemplation on the two A’s. (In my life A. usually stands for Antarctica, not this time.) Apocalypse and Armageddon. People now use these words easily..as if they actually know what they mean. Useful to look up: (quite... Read more
