Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. Ambrose Bierce Each February for the past three three years I abstain from sugar and alcohol. Why? For physical, mental and emotional health reasons. Don’t get me wrong I love a good glass of chilled white wine in summer, but this… Read More Fab FebFast; When Giving Up is Good for You
Lisa was so different to her sister Athena- lithe, intense, profound, I knew when I first met her over a year ago that she had used that secretive and mysterious power of the feline realm to call me to care for her while her owners, Pascal and Martine, were overseas. Athena on the other hand,… Read More In Celebration of Small Things : The Cat Who Loved Goat’s Cheese
That Friday Feeling In between my travel adventures, I usually stay with my family in Canberra. It’s great to reconnect and appreciate them anew. But staying for longer than a week means fitting into the routine of their weekly lives. At the end of five weekdays helping to care for the grandkids, warding off the… Read More In Celebration of Small Things; That Friday Feeling
Q is for Quotidien I’ve always loved this word which is French for daily. When thinking of it now, I reflect on my daily routine and how changeable it can be in a life of constant travel. Yet there is a constancy in some components; tea, coffee, meditation, writing, are woven either around travel or… Read More Q is for Quotidien
In Celebration of Small Things French wine, goat’s cheese, raspberries, olives and a warm baguette This week I tasted the most exquisite French wine. With the help of my French friend, I felt like Goldilocks who had found something that was ‘just right ’ for her. After drinking this nectar of the gods I could… Read More In Celebration of Small Things: French wine, goat’s cheese, raspberries, olives, strawberries and a warm baguette
In Celebration of Small Things A Great Local Cafe. A good cup of coffee is not a minor thing. At some stage in a house sit, I like to become a tourist. Exploring the local cafes is a regular part of that agenda. Although I like to be independent and take my travel press wherever… Read More In Celebration of Small things: A Great Local Café
Thoughts on the history and heritage of Chinese Australia
Fun, unusual and forgotten designations on our calendar.
Writing tales of then and now and the in-between
Things are as they are, not as they should be!
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Transform your life with Astrology
L'art de l'astrologie intuitive
The Cricket Pages
Karen DeMers Dowdall
Wedding photographer in Buckinghamshire
random thoughts 'n things from the life of jacob
reflections on life as an house sitter and perpetual traveller
An exploration of writing and reading
Metaphorically speaking that is, let’s not get creepy.
Home of Lukas Kondraciuk Photography
"El Mundo Visible es Sólo un Pretexto" / "The Visible World is Just a Pretext".-
Looking for an adventure.
Words inspired by dreams, coffee and travel
Tales from the mouth of a wolf
Surreal Landscapes by Maikhail Buzhinskiy
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