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 […]
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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 […]
Kingdom of the Weight Loss Fraud Diets, we’ve all been there, some to increase our weight, but most, to reduce those unwanted kilos. Am I just a puppet dancing the weight loss zumba like so many others; jumping on and off the ever circling merry go round called, dieting. Am I ultimately damaging my body, […]
‘How do you do it?’ This is the question most often asked of my husband and me, and now in more recent times, of our sons. It seems a rhetorical question after 26 years of working together and sharing an office, but it appears people are interested in how we can spend, largely, all day […]
The Kimberley, wild, remote, untamed, unpeopled, a myriad of colours abounding with wildlife to take your breath away. The largely untouched billion year old landscape harbours some of the oldest forms of art known to man; ancient Aboriginal art sites and the infamous Bradshaw Paintings. Our trip along the Kimberley Coast began with a flight […]