June 2016 – soulgifts – Telling Tales

Echoes of Port Adelaide 1

June 30, 2016

Yesterday TRH (The Retired Husband) and I went touristing. Right here in our hometown of Adelaide. To be more specific, Port Adelaide. A historic location, Port Adelaide was officially proclaimed a harbour on the 23rd February 1837. By 1900 over 1000 ships a year called in, bringing supplies and passengers to the growing population of … More Echoes of Port Adelaide 1

Small

June 29, 2016

In response to Lady Calen’s Sandbox Challenge 45 © Raili Tanska Images from personal album and Pixabay

Starting over

June 28, 2016

CRASH ! The condo was gone. Just like that. One minute it was there. Then it was gone. As if it had never existed. And with it, my life. All my family were in it when it crashed. They said it was a freak accident. A huge sink hole had swallowed the whole block up. … More Starting over

MUSHROOMS

June 26, 2016

Victory is mine!! TRH (The Retired Husband) liked my mushroom soup! He even had seconds! And said I could make it again! Ok, that’s enough. Just had to gloat a bit… Here’s some interesting mushroom trivia to whet your appetite – Mushrooms are comprised of 85-95 % water. Mushrooms have their own immune system. Mushrooms … More MUSHROOMS

Random Acts of Kindness

June 25, 2016

I set a hard task in Circle of Friends this month! I asked for your vision, a slice of the Big Picture in ‘ the creation of a circle of friends that spans the world and transcends human foibles and pettiness.’ Like others, I found myself floundering. The Big Picture was – well, just TOO … More Random Acts of Kindness

Echoes of Food – mushrooms

June 24, 2016

TRH (The Retired Husband) and I took a trip to the famous Adelaide Central Market today. It’s one of Australia’s largest fresh produce markets right slap bang in the middle of the CBD. Friday is one of the busiest days. It’s the end of the working week. And the market is open from 7am to … More Echoes of Food – mushrooms

Words

June 21, 2016

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. Viktor E Frankl ♥ Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce. Unknown. ♥ I don’t sing … More Words

Let’s Fiddle

June 20, 2016

It was a pleasant summer’s day in Faery Land’s country town, Diddle. Daddle the town cat, stretched herself lazily, yawning as she woke from her noonday nap. Then she sat, grooming herself, as she always did on first waking. Keeping up appearances was so important. Tail neatly coiled around herself, she washed her face, … More Let’s Fiddle

Circle of Friends – June 2016 The Big Picture

June 19, 2016

The Big Picture “If you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” Muhammad Ali He was a wise man, the one who danced like a butterfly and stung like a bee. This quote is more pertinent than ever now in the aftermath of the Orlando tragedy which has left such deep … More Circle of Friends – June 2016 The Big Picture

We took the kids out

June 18, 2016

TRH and I took our kids out for a treat the other day. A cosy wintery sleep-in and a leisurely morning started the day. Lunch was a tasty meal at Café Primo before we hit the movies. Pixar’s Finding Dory has just been released. The show started with a delightful pre-movie called Piper. It was … More We took the kids out

soulgifts – Telling Tales

Creating magic with words

Month: June 2016