One of my resolutions at the beginning of this year was to actively seek out more experiences that will feed my soul with inspiration and joy. In order to create, one needs to fuel the creative well. After my Christmas carol experience in December (Remembering Song), I joined a local community choir called, most appropriately, … Continue reading Singing up the Helix Tree – voices of light and colour
I was flicking through a bunch of travel photos just last week and came across a pic of this fabulous sign, and made a mental note to drag it out if/when the WordPress weekly photo challenge called for a sign. Surprise! I didn't have to wait very long -- the blog gods clearly heard me, … Continue reading A good SIGN for a hungry traveller
It's definitely travel week here on ye olde blog. Completely unplanned, I assure you! But, upon reflection, considering the tagline of 'To beyond and back', it's actually rather fitting. Today we're not peering into the past, however, but embracing the future according to this week's WANAFriday blog prompt: If you could travel anywhere, where would … Continue reading Anywhere I like? In the world?
As often happens, the morning after publishing the first post in the Travelling in the 90s series (and thanks for the positive feedback, everyone) I thought of a heap more things I should have said by way of introduction. It's been on my mind all day, so at the risk of overdoing it for week … Continue reading Travelling in the 90s – A bit of background
Today I'm launching what will be a sporadic series of posts called Travelling in the 90s. I'll be extracting segments of a very elaborate travel diary I wrote by hand (and transcribed some years later) when backpacking with a friend after we finished our University degrees. I think it's fun to reflect on: The naivete … Continue reading Travelling in the 90s – Athens
Today's Friday blogging theme is: Share a book you can read again and again without getting bored. Well, I have to admit I'm a big re-reader of novels. Often I wish I wasn't, because just think of all the marvellous books out there I never seem to have time to read. But the simple fact … Continue reading My re-reading book: The Lions of Al-Rassan
Says the devilcat: Here's the thing. Normally I get just two meals a day. Meager meals. One in the morning and one in the evening. And always the same food -- some expensive dry concoction to stop me from getting urinary tract infections. It's really all rather dull. In the morning, I have to sit on Ellen's … Continue reading Diary of a Devilcat: How to get more food
It's been a long time coming, but here finally is the next in my A-Z of FANTASY series... And it's been rather tricky to decide which of the many 'F' fantasy words should get top billing. Should it be Forest -- A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth ... in which many fantasy adventures … Continue reading F is for Faerie
Today I am blogging to a theme, along with several other bloggers I know. We're going to try posting to a common theme as a regular Friday thing, and are hoping to inspire others to join in. Today's theme is: Share a favourite or inspiring piece of art And I have chosen Sandro Botticelli's famous … Continue reading Botticelli’s Venus
I wasn't gonna, but at the last minute I can't resist. I'm becoming a little addicted to the weekly photo challenge. This week's theme is PATTERN and the following photo is of the gardens in Chateau Villandry in the Loire Valley, France. I took this in October 2010 on my basic Canon Sureshot (and I've … Continue reading Pattern: The gardens of Chateau Villandry
Ellen Gregory 