‘Smile. Have you ever noticed how easily puppies make human friends? Yet all they do is wag their tails and fall over.’ — Walter Anderson My regular readers will remember I blogged about smiling some time back. I agree 100% … Read More
Guess what? I found the most delightful antique and vintage store called “The Old Grey Mare” We follow one another on twitter! And yes you would be right in thinking I couldn’t resist buying something. As I’m always on the … Read More
Is it possible to be involved with something you love and not learn from the past? It seems it is. I found these words written by Richard Pritzlaff of Rancho San Ignacio 28 years ago… They still resonate as if … Read More
For Thursday Art-day we enjoy the mythical themed painting “Born of the South Wind” by Willa Frayser www.willafrayserstudio.com “MYTHS BRING THE UNKNOWN INTO RELATION WITH THE KNOWN” Cecil M. Bowra Stemming from ancient times, Eastern and Bedouin superstitions correspond … Read More
Sometimes I wonder if life can get any busier. I don’t mind being busy but it’s so easy to get into the habit of doing more and more even though you may be less productive. These days my hours are … Read More
Crikey Cadel – Congratulations! What a fantastic start to the week! An historic victory for Cadel Evans being the first Australian to win the Tour de France. Marrying into a family with an illustrious history in cycling it was inevitable … Read More
A little belated but worth blogging for those who don’t know. From The Independant News UK… www.independent.co.uk Gimcrack painting fetches £22.4m at auction By Rob Hastings Wednesday, 6 July 2011 Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with … Read More
THAT WAS “DEJA VU”… “We have all some experience of a feeling, that comes over us occasionally, of what we are saying and doing having been said and done before, in a remote time – of our having been surrounded, … Read More
Although the article below is directed at writers I think there’s a healthy message in there for everyone. I thought the analogy of the energiser bunny fits the way many of us hardly have time to take a breath, our … Read More
I have to admit, choosing names for the characters in my books can sometimes be terribly difficult… To solve the problem I am holding ***A FUN COMPETITION*** ** BE IMMORTALISED ** HAVE A CHARACTER NAMED AFTER YOU IN BOOK … Read More