The Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers begins tomorrow, (Friday 21st September and continues through to Sunday 30th September) This event is an extravaganza of colourful gardens, food and wine, competitions, music, demonstrations and all things creative. There is absolutely something for every … Read More
The truth about horses … Yesterday I received a lesson from our stallion. He was standing at the fence about forty paces from our back deck staring at the house and calling out as if he had something important to tell us …. … Read More
Lockyer Horse Expo & Exclusively Equine Welcome Show Carmel at her stall (wearing Willa Frayser’s Pendant;-) This weekend I had the very real pleasure of attending the first Lockyer Horse Expo & Exclusively Equine Welcome Show at the Gatton Show … Read More
More socialising – ‘CHILD WRITES’ Book launch What an enjoyably social time I’ve had over the last week. I’ve met lots of new people and listened to some fascinating life stories. From left Janet, Emma and Carmel Last night was … Read More
Find the good and celebrate… For the last week we’ve had rain and overcast days. Although we always need rain (though some up north have had more than ENOUGH my heart goes out to you all) this lack of usual … Read More
Sunday Quote of the Week “THE WORLD ALWAYS LOOKS BRIGHTER FROM BEHIND A SMILE” Picture and quote from the fabulous site www.successquotes.com 10 Reasons to SMILE Right Now 1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the … Read More
The Christmas Rollercoaster These days, December has turned into a countdown to Christmas! Time for those of us who sell ‘things’ to jump on the ‘great idea for Christmas’ roller coaster. When this enjoyable article arrived from Philip E. Humbert I thought … 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
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
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