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When the rain comes to Alice…
When you live in the desert and it rains, you take notice. And when it rains a lot, I photograph it! We’ve had a very wet, and cool, start to 2015, not that most of us mind. Though there are a few poor souls who are stranded out bush due to road closures. And, sadly,…
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four days in Sydney
You will be wondering why I am sharing this post with you now, so I will tell you straight up front. It is precisely now that we need our perspective about Life and what is important. What IS important you ask? Ask your soul, I answer. A week ago, we were in Sydney. Our reason…
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a visit to the country
When we are on a road trip, my lovely husband usually drives. We both know it’s best this way, and he doesn’t mind—yet another reason why our marriage has been a good one! I forage, he drives. It leaves me free to mull. And by mull, I mean let my mind wander and take in…
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do your work, then step back…
“Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back the only path to serenity.” …
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a hungry woman chases Spring
Spring fills me with a little bit of crazy. Something inside me feels just a tiny bit drunk with magic. It is, perhaps, a little more subtle here, in arid land, than in other climates, but there is no doubt when it arrives. My winter-worn herb garden has been transformed into culinary promise. (The bloody fairies went ‘walkabout’ when…
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all that’s sugar is not sweetness
During my early morning walks I pass many eucalyptus trees. But I noticed one in particular had ‘sugar’ on the leaves. When our daughter was little, she told me the kids used to pick the sugar off the leaves and eat it, as it is sweet. Wondering what the ‘sugar’ would look like under the intensive view of my…
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We’re the People – Alice Springs
When I was a young girl, Dad taught me to do a good job of sweeping grass clippings from the foot path. He used this phrase ‘Always do this little test, make your good better, and your better best‘. He was teaching integrity and work ethic. He taught it to many of the young men who…
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the sharp with the soft
Our last rain was weeks ago. After all, we live in a place that gets only an average 8 inches (200mm) of rain per year. Damp earth is always temporary here. After the rain, two seeds quietly sprouted beside the curb, at the curve of the road. The ground returned to dust. They thrived. It was…
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We’re the People – Budapest
There are amazing sights to be seen when travelling, but none more amazing than the people. Architecture can be looked up in a book or on the internet, but watching people is the biggest thrill for me. I try to be respectful of personal space, and usually ask, if I’m in doubt, whether a person…
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In these uncertain times…
‘There’s no better way to kill a bad product than with good advertising.’ When I worked in advertising that phrase was our way of reminding ourselves to stay true in what we said about our product, but also, to try our best to make sure the product was good in the first place. If we…
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