Taking the adventure Aslan sends
‘An unreviewed book is a struck bell that gives no resonance… Reviewing makes reading a participant sport, not a spectator sport.’ Patricia Hampl – American memoirist, writer, lecturer, and educator. Last month I celebrated the birth, or arrival, of my new book baby: Charlie Peach’s Pumpkins and other stories. While I recognise that my followers … More Time to Face the Music
It’s been a long nine months, but we’re all doing well. #bookbaby … More A new book baby
I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 I’ve been fortunate to be able to see the local Helderberg mountains this week, here in the Western Cape. There have been days when the lingering wet winter … More Keep looking up
“I think it is a pity to lose the romantic side of flying and simply to accept it as a common means of transport.” – Amy Johnson – first woman to fly solo from London to Australia I used to think that air travel was incredibly glamorous. My dad sometimes had to travel to various … More up, tiddly up, up
The biggest redwood… in the world is the General Sherman… almost 2,000 years old. … More giants of the forest
‘…we still haven’t seen any bears …’ … More O Canada
… the first blackberries are appearing… many of them are fatter and juicier than ever. … More where the wild things are
Our whole life is solving puzzles – Ernö Rubik – Hungarian inventor of the Rubik cube … More Puzzled by the puzzle
Music expresses emotions even when we run out of words, and lyrics are totally superfluous when if comes to unleashing our imagination. … More Sounds and images
‘…blue skies and silver birch trees will always be a reminder of exam time.’ … More Almost summer
