Here we are at the end of November, which means the finish of NaNoWriMo. I have no idea how other writers coped with the 50,000 word challenge, though from what I read the last collective word count of all Wrimo’s, … Read More
I thought it might be nice to begin the week by sharing one of the many reminders pinned to the notice board in my office. So just for today I’ll share … ‘JUST FOR TODAY’- JUST FOR TODAY I will live … Read More
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein Photograph Greg Egan
Harold von Schmidt and ‘Riding Away’ for Thursday Art day For a couple of weeks I’ve missed Thursday Art day mainly because through November I took up the challenge of completing book 3 of the ‘Daughters of the Wind’ series. … Read More
Why Do I Love to Read? Although I can’t imagine my own life without books I do have friends who don’t read novels. They read magazines about horses, fashion, beautiful homes or non-fiction books, but are not really into fiction. … Read More
Why are horseshoes considered lucky? Yesterday when I was bringing the horses up to their stables I came across a horseshoe. Our property has black soil, which is prone to shrinking and expanding quite dramatically, so in dry times the soil shrinks … Read More
We often convince ourselves there is always something better to wish for… Drawing: Carmel Rowley ‘The Boot Gang’ coloured by Trent Miles We say we’ll be happy if we find the right person, if we get married, if we have … Read More
Does evolution explain the foundations for morality, or undermine the foundations? Do we still have the disposition to treat other humans and our beloved animals with the empathy and understanding they deserve? We all have much to think about! Below … Read More
In life we have choices tempered and acted upon by our own specific circumstances. We can’t be forced into making a choice. Choices are made consciously to benefit personal plans and goals. Sometimes our choices don’t measure up to ideals … Read More
At one point or another, we’ve all probably had a moment of regret for a foolish mistake. We may have wished for the moon, then bombarded ourselves with, ‘if only I could have done that or that should have happened to … Read More