I often talk about a fresh look, a new twist, or even an original feel. It’s difficult to be original. With so much media access there isn’t much we don’t know or haven’t seen before, but that new is always so enticing and we search hard for it, and some of us work hard to […]
Continue readingDeath of dreams by digression into distraction
There are times when I appear on track and times when that track might as well be on the moon. I always have things to do and too often don’t know where to start, and when I do start, I don’t seem to get much done, most especially this week. My head is all over […]
Continue readingThe Circle of Life – not about Simba
The circle of life is an expression these days we don’t think twice about, literally we don’t stop to think about what it means, or we associate it with The Lion King. There is nothing wrong with the latter, it is a great production in its now many forms, but that expression is so much […]
Continue readingThe end of a year, the end of a decade. Farewell 2019 and Welcome 2020
Time is our greatest enemy and we need to treasure every moment. We can’t afford to waste opportunities to make friends, to live life to the fullest, enjoy our families and to care for others around us we are yet to know. May 2020 bring you friendships and joy, and may you find pleasure in […]
Continue readingChilling Corner in December
Chilling seems such a strange word to use this month considering the current climate. I live in Townsville, North Queensland which for those who may not know is in Australia’s tropics, and of course we are the opposite season down here in the Southern Hemisphere. To me the chilling connotation is one of cosy corners, […]
Continue readingSeasons Greetings and Best Wishes
No matter what your religion or culture, this time of year means children are home from school, many of us have real excuses to stay home from work, and celebrations seem to be everywhere. Shop windows shine with coloured, sparkling tinsel, Santa is out ringing bells, and gift giving flourishes along with fat turkeys, roast […]
Continue readingShakespeare, Emily Bronte, Frances Hodgson Burnett, David Suzuki and Bruce Dave – influencing with or without media hype
I am a writer. I fear saying it aloud, but it is true. I am a writer and whether good, bad or indifferent I write because I have been influenced by what I read or have read, see or have seen, hear or have heard. Years ago, the influence for most people was confined to […]
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