After returning to Sydney from Cairns, one of the first things I appreciated was a lessening of humidity and heat so the possibility of enjoying an exploratory bushwalk became a peasant option. As I set off for a local track nearby, it felt ages since I had started a walk at mid-morning. The Blue Gum… Read More The Blue Gum Track and The Great North Walk
At the end of every month, we bloggers are given the opportunity to search for and post good news stories, of which there are many, as an antidote to the mountainous tide of darkness in the news feeds. My co-hosts for this month are: Belinda Witzenhausen, Sylvia McGrath, Sylvia Stein Shilpa Garg, Eric Lahti .… Read More WATB#; In praise of Robots Which Make Life Easier for the Poorest
I love movies almost as much as I love books. Almost. Australian, American, English,French, Iranian, Jewish-if the film is good I’ll enjoy it. When I get a chance I take the opportunity to visit my favourite cinemas where I can enhance the cinematic experience with a good coffee/ wine and cheese platter. There’s something sacred… Read More At The Movies-in Style
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. Nathaniel Hawthorne After a week of saturating rain, there was a break in the weather. I looked up from my book and out the window. Could that be sun in… Read More The Ulysses Butterfly of Far North Queensland
In the top half of Australia there are only two seasons-wet or dry. No delicate evolution into Spring or Autumn for this tropical climate; it’s flagrantly dry, meaning extreme heat-or wet, meaning saturating rain. But on this visit to Cairns, approaching the end of the wet season, Mother Nature has excelled herself producing the heaviest… Read More The Wettest Season
“In every walk in Nature one receives far more that one seeks” John Muir I I’ve walked dogs in all sorts of terrains; along beaches and the coast, insuburbs, the bush or countryside and sometimes around city blocks, but my current walk-a creekside walk- has a special feel to it. Located in the hinterland of… Read More Mountain Creek Walk
Even if we won’t consciously admit it, at some level we all know that connecting with animals heals us. That’s why I was so touched by this story in the Australian news this week of dogs who worked with trauma victims in the Victorian court system. https://www.9news.com.au/good-news/2018/02/22/06/25/dogs-to-support-victims-of-crime-in-court Dogs are set to assist victims of crime… Read More WeAreTheWorld Blogfest: Dogs Who Heal Trauma
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
“Camera lies all the time. It’s all it does is lie, because when you choose this moment instead of this moment, when you… the moment you’ve made a choice, you’re lying about something larger. ‘Lying’ is an ugly word. I don’t mean lying. But any artist picks and chooses what they want to paint or… Read More Do Portraits Lie ?
This is a most inspirational story, illustrating the human capacity for altruism even when struggling with illness. It also has a very happy ending which shows that good things do happen to good people How saving a writer’s life helped my dialysis app go global By Natasha LipmanBBC World Service When Javier Artigas began needing… Read More WeAreTheWorldBlogfest: (WATB#) How helping others can transform your life
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