Identify the past for the future. Breeding Arabian horses has been such a probing aspect of my life. Over the years I’ve tapped into the fascinating lives of many past breeders, but two, namely Abbas Pasha and Ali Pasha Sherif affected me … Read More
The easiest thing to give is a kind word. ‘Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love, and be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.’ –Sydney Smith Rob and Cheryl O’Leary and their copy of ‘Winds of Time’ I think I’ve … Read More
The surest way to miss success is to miss the opportunity. This week I’ve been challenged from all areas, marketing Winds of Time, and coping with a very sick horse. To keep my focus I revisited a favourite book for … Read More
Today let’s embrace the joy of life – the Desiderata Desiderata (Latin: “the desired things”) is a 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann (1872–1945). Apparently unknown in the author’s lifetime, the poem was found at Adlai Stevenson’s deathbed … Read More
For Thursday Art Day the ‘Eye of Horus’ The ‘Eye of Horus’ plays a largish role in Winds of Time – Book 3 of the ‘Daughters of the Wind’ series. Many may know that in ‘Winds of Time’ my fictional … Read More
TURN UP FOR THE BOOKS – IT’S ALL MAGIC! Photograph by Greg Egan I dedicate today – New Years Eve, 2012 to making magic happen. The thing is, you have to believe in magic to make it happen. Although I’ve … Read More
Jessikah Carey – December – Reader of the Month What fun, at the very last minute I’ve persuaded Jessikah Carey to be my December – Reader of the month. I know some of you may be asking, who is Jessikah … Read More
Choose to learn from READING “I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.” ~Montesquieu As we come the the end of our National Year of Reading 2012, I choose to be unwavering in the pursuit … Read More
Books and our memories … I think we all know that memories stir powerful emotions, I know I’ve blogged about memories before. Most memories are generated by things like a thought or a comment; it could be a smell; or … Read More
For Thursday is Art Day I’m featuring Sawrey Gilpin’s painting ‘Gulliver talking to the Houyhnhms’ Oil painting reproduction of “Gulliver Addressing the Houyhnhnms” a painting by Sawrey Gilpin. I’m quite fascinated by this painting, so recently, I revisited the book … Read More