HAPPY NATIONAL BOOKSHOP DAY … Australia’s only celebration of bookshops takes place on Saturday the 10th of August with bookshops around the country giving away over 25,000 free books, hosting events, readings, with a wide range of other activities. Selected … Read More
Thursday is Art Day – It’s August the 1st – Happy Birthday to our beloved horses. Little girl feeding horses in a stable – Theodore Gericault, 1791-1824 In Australia August 1st is celebrated as the Horse’s Birthday. The date … Read More
Debating perfect – WHY should we expect PERFECTION? “I don’t want to be remembered for perfection – I want to be remembered for thought provoking inspiration” ~ Carmel Rowley In all the years we’ve been associated with breeding Arabian horses … Read More
Some memories of … THE EARLY YEARS OF PEARSONS VIEW ARABIANS by Carmel Rowley Adapted from an article written for the online magazine www.straightegyptians.com Don and Simeon Stav The old saying “things change but things stay the same”, is so … Read More
Toowoomba Wordsmiths meeting – Sunday 20th July, 2013 The Toowoomba Wordsmiths had a super meeting on Sunday. Thanks so much to Emma MacTaggart for her A to Z… Such an interactive and enthusiastic group of people. It’s always interesting discussing … Read More
Queensland Writers Centre – ‘Books From our Backyard 2012‘ catalogue launch. Books from our Backyard catalogue Congratulations to Queensland Writers Centre http://www.qwc.asn.au on a wonderful initiative to celebrate Queensland’s creative talent with their ‘Books from our Backyard 2012’ catalogue, formally launched … Read More
Proportion and power for Thursday Art day – Sir Alfred James Munnings. 1878 – 1959 Sybil Harker on Saxa with the Norwich Staghounds Sally Mitchell states in her Dictionary of Equestrian Artists that with Stubbs, Munnings is one of two … Read More
Bobby D Rowley (ghost-writer) agrees with Nathaniel Hawthorne who says “Easy reading is damn hard writing.”
Gotta love reading … it’s good for your brain. “Hmm that looks interesting …” There have been quite a few studies conducted on why reading is good for our health. The people who read already know the rewards of reading … Read More
Rachel, Sorsha and Reading Books. “Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.” ~Holbrook Jackson “What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots … Read More