Secrets of the Cathars & Mysteries of the Magdalene Tour June 2015 October 2014 and a friend mentions a book, ‘The Book of Love.’ This book is an ancient tome hidden somewhere in a small Tuscan village, a gospel according to Jesus Christ. History and reading, my two loves…I jump on the Internet and […]
Sabi Sands Game Reserve Flying from Cape Town we arrived in Skukuza Airport at 12:30 pm. Skukuza is in Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Kruger Park. We were staying at Dulini Lodge www.dulini.com for the next four days. Skukuza airport was recently reopened after extensive renovations. With beautiful timber floors and ceiling, the terminal is a […]
Three generations of Stewart family women, Maggie the matriarch, her daughter Toni and Toni’s daughter Felicity live on a wheat and sheep property in outback Western Australia. The chance find by Felicity of a concealed box will shatter Toni’s core beliefs. Can she come to terms with these changes or will she be estranged from […]
Being married to an Italian for forty-three years, I decided to look into the events of Italian week, now in its 8th year. This year the theme was ‘Stories of Italy and Italian Stories’. Previous themes have been ‘engage your emotions, and ‘Sapori e Piaceri,’ ‘Tastes and Pleasures’. After some googling I found the website […]
Cooloongatta Beach 10th May 2014 The Magic Flute The Magic Flute tells the story of a young explorer Tamino who finds himself in a tomb like maze. He is rescued by three ladies in the service of the Queen of the Night. When he wakes up he meets Papageno who tells him it was he […]
‘Art in our Society’ —the subject of the April meeting of the Fellowship of Australian Writers Qld. The topic sparked a lively discussion. By the end of the afternoon we collectively concluded ‘Art’ was many things, but most importantly ‘Art’ was vital to the health and well being of the world population. For without books […]
Edmond saw the two boats approaching from opposite directions. His cameras were placed up and down the reach of his section of the river. He knew the upstream gate was opened so turned his attention away from the boat on his left. They would have to wait. He checked the cameras down river again, but […]
I knew one day he would leave, but I had hoped by shoving my head in the sand, chatting about nonsensical things and keeping busy, it would be later rather than sooner. He was my first love and the father of my children, but like many couples, we had grown apart. I know that sounds […]
Dahlia Nightfall is the first book of Young Adult Fiction written by twelve year old Charlotte Lowe. Charlotte has captured her reader’s attention with the opening sentence, ‘The stars were minuscule pinpoints of light in the sky as I advanced silently toward the enormous wire fence looming over me.’ Early in the book we discover […]
The final leg of our Journey: A Week on the Yonne River Last night we stayed at the Hotel De Greuze situated at the foot of the 10th Century Abbaye Saint Phillbert in the village of Tournus. We ventured down the road to Le Rempart for dinner; a beautiful first class restaurant in this quaint […]
Chateau Cazenac Couz-et-Bigaroque France – Venue for Chris and Miranda’s Wedding The morning after the wedding everything and everyone was quiet. We woke late, including the grandchildren, had breakfast and decided to drive to Montignac to buy our tickets for Lascaux 11 Caves. Mike, Jo and family spent the day at the Chateau. The kids […]
