The above image sourced from http://www.agiletherapeutics.com/AG1000.html “Are you able to take some time off from your relocating problems and pay us a visit?” It was Gwen on the line, and her voice had a ring of concern to it. Gwen was near the end of a difficult pregnancy, and was clearly finding the task of carrying the baby through these last stages and caring for … Continue reading Happy Reunion
Looks with melancholy from the window of her room, Hopes to see him striding down the path, Needs to have him hold her as he wipes away her gloom, He knows just how to make his daughter laugh. Teddy had been naughty so she’d thrown him on the floor, Saw the buttons fly and stitches break, Shed her tears while thinking of the punishment in … Continue reading The Teddy Bear
Some time ago I went to get my car serviced. The Subaru agents are a well organized lot and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. They offered to take me to the Sunshine Plaza which straddles a small river, one of my favorite places on the Sunshine Coast Australia where I happen to live. I can sit and enjoy a cool drink while watching … Continue reading The Massage Chair
The above image copyright http://www.clas.ufl.edu Standing on the corner a grotesque arresting sight Twisted limbs protruding from his rags, His wailing sends the pigeons in a hurried startled flight, His clothing from some cast off hessian bags. “Baksheesh” yells this woeful sight as people pass him by Rattling coins to illustrate his words, Then to reinforce it he emits a throaty sigh Throwing curses at … Continue reading Toasting Tourists Health
The above image was extracted from the Wikipedia web site – Rat Snakes It was one of those dry and dusty Sunday summer days in Pune, India. The abundant greening of the nation during monsoon season had long passed and been replaced with a uniform brown dust and rock where grass had recently grown so abundantly. Flame trees kept a brave presence in searing dry … Continue reading Another Unwelcome Visitor
http://www.minifauna.com has copyright to the above picture. It was Sunday afternoon, and because it was summer we were inside trying desperately to stay within the orbit of our home made water cooler. Our Indian friends had advised during the blistering heat of pre-monsoon all windows and doors should be shut tight daytime, and opened wide at night. That is except for one window where water … Continue reading Unwelcome Visitors
Falling rain like sheets of glass Showers from each window crack, Towels around each shuttered door, Building shudders, front to back. Trembling she lies on her bed Listens to the typhoon shriek Wondering if the house will break Terror has no words to speak! Coconuts like cannon balls Penetrate the yielding earth With resounding angry sound Flying mud and scattered turf, Will she make it … Continue reading Typhoon
My parents tell me I was six years old when this event happened, which means the year would have to be 1942. We were residing in the old mining town Gympie, Australia where my Father Eric had business interests and was beginning to take an interest in politics. The town sits astride a river in the beautiful Mary Valley. By 1942 memories of a frontier … Continue reading My First Ocean Dip
Not long after Joe the sulphur-crested Cockatoo (see one of my early blogs) joined our family in the 1940’s my Father Eric came home one evening with a cage containing an injured Galah parrot. To us children this multi-coloured bird was a thing of beauty and by common consent it was agreed we should call our new pet “Pretty.” Pretty was a young bird and … Continue reading Our “Pretty”
One of my favorite pastimes is to spend time in a bookshop. During shopping expeditions with Georgine I confess to becoming weary of craft shops and the dress section of superstores, where GG examines each of these items with meticulous care. After fifteen minutes of that I know its going to be a long haul, so with appropriate excuses gravitate to the nearest bookstore. Georgine … Continue reading The Back of the Book
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