• He was just a boy (short story draft)

    He was just a boy (short story draft)

    Photo taken at Narrabeen Lakes, Sydney It was a Typical Sydney Sunday in 1960, the middle of a heatwave across Australia and all home owners had their garden sprinklers on .   A few member’s of the  family sat outside in the shade swatting the relentless March flies away.   One man hovered over the barbecue…

  • IT’S ONLY A CLOWN!

    The other day I was having a quick scroll through facebook and came across a photo of a mother dressed as a clown and hiding under her child’s bed.  I had to laugh out loud but I also had to cringe remembering my own childhood fear of clowns and basically anything that wore a costume…

  • Switzerland

    Switzerland

    Another wonderful part of my last trip overseas was visiting Stansstad in the Lake Lucerne region of Switzerland.  Switzerland is a country with much variation in geography, and cultural diversity.  The country has 4 languages, majority is German, Italian, Albanian and Swiss french.   We checked into Hotel Hermann http://www.hermann-stansstad.ch around 5pm. This Hotel was a…

  • Alsace Wine Region, France

    Alsace Wine Region, France

    Alsace Wine Region, France

  • When I was young

    When I was young

    I have had a challenging life, who hasn’t in their own way!

  • “Beauty is a cruel mistress”

    “Beauty is a cruel mistress”

  • “It’s not the love of one person that matters it’s the love of life”

    “It’s not the love of one person that matters it’s the love of life”

  • “The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.” —T.S. Eliot

    “The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.” —T.S. Eliot

    So delve deep my friends…

  • Happiness…

    Happiness…

    “Happiness depends on ourselves, maybe it’s not about the happy ending.  Maybe it’s about the story.”   By Athena

  • “Be yourself; e…

    “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ― Oscar Wilde

  • What you wear

    What you wear

    “Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important” Photo from http://www.mitchellkphotos.com/

  • Quote of the Day

    Quote of the Day

    “I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more of the world than I have; your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre Photo pinned from…