The tiny town of Maclean on the Clarence river in Northern NSW boasts a fiercely proud Scottish heritage. Although the early settlers were mainly Scots, Maclean was sacred country to the Yuraygir people who have inhabited the area for thousands of years. As you drive into the town every telegraph pole displays the tartan of a… Read More A Scottish Village in Australia
Australia is a land of extremes but last weekend was a killer. It was 45 degrees where I was staying and reached an unheard of 47 degrees in Port Macquarie, a town on the North Coast of NSW. These were first time records as 80 fires erupted throughout the state. Clearly, this was not the… Read More In Celebration of Small Things : A Cool Change After The Inferno
One of the best aspects of the house sitting lifestyle is the opportunity it affords for making new friends. Though its important to establish mutual respect, it doesn’t necessarily occur that you make a connection with owners, but when it does it can blossom into a lovely friendship. Its that myserious mixture of alchemy, curiosity,… Read More When Home Owners Become Friends
Rivers have what (wo)man most respects and longs for in his/ her own life and thought–a capacity for renewal and replenishment, continual energy, creativity, cleansing. —John M. Kauffmann I first used an inflatable kayak when house sitting near the stunning Swan River in Perth.It took me a while to perfect the art of getting it… Read More An inflatable kayak and a dog who likes to paddle
As I watch my one of my grandchildren start school and one return this week, I can’t help but think about the rapid pace of their learning. It’s a great joy to witness their little minds expand and it causes me to ponder my own journey of lifelong learning. This week I was contacted by… Read More In Celebration of Small Things: It’s never too late to learn
Writing tales of then and now and the in-between
Things are as they are, not as they should be!
Ovo nije sve
Transform your life with Astrology
L'art de l'astrologie intuitive
The Cricket Pages
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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
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Novelist, Prose Metrist, & Word Witch
"El Mundo Visible es Sólo un Pretexto" / "The Visible World is Just a Pretext".-
Words inspired by dreams, coffee and travel
Tales from the mouth of a wolf
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Dr. K. A. Acharya
