Blue Hills
It’s Sunday morning and we are heading for the hills. We live in a valley surrounded by our own blue hills, layers of different blues that change as the sun moves across the sky. ...
Fairy Tales
I have been exploring old traditional fairy tales. I know that many are violent, with witches, ovens and lost children. And more than a few are grim. But I found some in my edition of Hans ...
Bees
Nature is amazing. At the same time each year, early January, the paddocks are dotted with luminous patches of white blossom. The Angophora floribundas are flowering! Heavy sweet bunches hang ...
Water
I think I have found the symbol for the New Year…2021 It must be water. The life giver, a symbol of wisdom, power and grace. It heals, cleanses and renews. As we recover from a long ...
Sunday drive
Remember those? A chance to get out of the house and drive to somewhere new. Time to refresh at the well. We set off on a Friday, to be different, and travelled north following directions to a ...
Archaeology with Words
I’ve been writing for a long time. It’s part of my life. So I have piles of hand written stories and also too many folders of stories stored on my computer. Many of my words are ...
Then and Now…looking back
This is an exercise that comes from a great FB group I belong to, called The Scribblers. It was set up by Jen Storer author and you can seek it out on the web page of girlandduck.com It ...
Making Hay
Making hay is a time honored enterprise in the country. This basic rural activity has inspired artists like Millet, Van Gogh and Monet as they painted en plein air. Millet painted ‘The ...
School Projects
In these strange times, I have had time to sort out boxes and stored material. In one I found some old school stuff….printing exercises about Don and Fay and a project for my Biology class. ...