The View From Here
My courtyard is tiny, but I think I’ve told you that before. Despite the limiting view of the walled space, the pocket handkerchief piece of sky above, it still seems […]
My courtyard is tiny, but I think I’ve told you that before. Despite the limiting view of the walled space, the pocket handkerchief piece of sky above, it still seems […]
The last in my series of three travel adventures took us on a road trip from my home in northern New South Wales, up the Queensland coast to the […]
Last week’s post evoked a thought-provoking response from a dear friend. She spoke of her craving for less noise, for more silence in her life, the better to reflect […]
If you think the title of this post sounds like a good sci-fi movie, then read no further. Rather, I want to explore how visiting another state (Queensland in this […]
You might remember I mentioned in my last post how I’ve been travelling with family lately. The first trip was in early November to southern New South Wales, where I […]
Many weeks of absence, hot humid weather and regular irrigation, has turned my garden into a jungle. I’m in the thrall of whelm. In fact, I’m over whelmed. […]
Well, that’s not an option for this lady – not yet anyway. But my moon boot comes off next week, just in time to travel. In the few days […]
I visited the Chinese Garden in Sydney this past weekend. Nestled in the heart of the city, the garden is a symbol of friendship between the city of Sydney and the Guangdong province […]
When I was a little girl, everyone had a lemon tree in their garden. Some might say, dinosaurs roamed the earth back then. Well, while dinosaurs may be extinct, I would be […]
Have you ever noticed how being ‘away’ allows contemplative space for contrasts and comparisons? Familiar things look different from afar. Such was the case when I took a five […]