Whilst staying with family in Victoria recently, we got to discussing the many ‘thingamies’ my bother-in-law was prone to collect. Amongst those was a huge bagful of bone handled knives. I grabbed a selection to bring home as mementos. Knowing next to nothing about them, I did a bit of research. I wanted to clean … More Faux bone handle knives
Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese. Luis Bunuel Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age. George Sand Youth has no age. Pablo Picasso I’m happy to report that my inner child is still ageless. James Broughton To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, … More The Old and the Young
So cool. Whoever said disability limits what you can do – especially when you got friends like this ! Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. Confucius There’s some good stuff happening in Florida Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or … More This is what it is like to have friends
Meet CHOOK, The Master Mimic Lyrebird He lived in the Adelaide Zoo to the ripe old age of 32. Hand reared, and used to humans, he became a YouTube star when he was filmed imitating the sounds of construction work. It’s thought he picked that up in 2009 when the zoo’s panda enclosure was being built. … More Chook, the Master Mimic Lyrebird
An explanation and short experience of Tonglen Meditation Here is a longer version SOUL GIFTING February 2018 This blog has reached – and now exceeded – 2000 followers. Never in a million years did I expect this to happen. I am honoured, humbled, amazed to have reached this milestone. Thank you to each and everyone … More Sunday Serenity – Breathe healing and compassion
This comes from 2 math teachers with a combined total of 70 yrs. experience. It has an indisputable mathematical logic. It also made me Laugh Out Loud. This is a strictly ….. mathematical viewpoint… and it goes like this: What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say … More Saturday Smile – it’s all about the maths
Reaching into the unknown Every cell in my body told me there was something seriously wrong with my child. He was screaming in pain at the slightest movement. I admit it didn’t take a genius to work out he was sick. But the doctor was dismissive. His cursory examination found nothing abnormal. I … More Reaching into the unknown – intuition
It’s not a thing that most people like to think about if they can help it. Death, that is. I’ve had reason to do just that a few times of late. The other day I had an interesting conversation with Cathi, a blogging friend. About epitaphs. You know, those words that people have engraved on their … More Shine On…Epitaphs
The shingles are red cedar. The truss is made of natural logs cut from local timbers. Below are our memories, images and recollections. Les had a dream. His dream was to build a house. A house for his family to live in. Les did build a house. It took him over two decades. This … More This is the House that Les Built
TEARS The week started with the funeral of my brother-in-law. Sat on top of his coffin was a baseball cap and a torch, two items he was seldom without. LOVE and LAUGHTER There was much of this scattered throughout the whole week. We were delighted to catch up with an old family friend we … More A Week of Tears, Love and Laughter
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