St. Paddy’s: Slave Trade to Sing-Alongs
We celebrate his day with drinking and songs, but the actual man was a slave.
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Paris: Last Days of Picasso Mania
Beautiful sunny yet chilly day at the Grand Palais, Paris just before the end. This offer is an outgrowth of last week’s contribution on Ma…
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A Week in Perth Without Internet
Today marks one week since our internet connection perished. In one week, a new culture formed in our flat. We became more social, we…
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Soul Care, Soul Work – Reflections
Image by: RobertCross1 In thinking about one’s self one is thinking about one’s self Who am I? Why am I here? If I believe…
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It’s OK, Be a ‘Newbie’ – Ponderment From the Australian Uni Student
I am lying on the grass, enjoying shade and cool earth, about to give a campus tour to first-year university students. I am waiting…
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Once Beautiful – A Poem by Sylvia Syms
Image by: Heidi Shapely – once beautiful Woman – now a reflection Of drug war casualties Dull eyes – foul mouth Cursing cars that…
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Gentle Winter in Paris, Contemplative Passage
Contemplative Winter Morning: In the beginning, there was light writing. “When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I…
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Culture Honey: Paris – Welcome to 2016; Culture, Community, Connection; Love and Light
As a Californian living in Paris, I have been thinking about culture. Culture comprises an understanding about people’s ‘way of life’, i.e., the way…
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Ballet of Lights: A Paris Holiday Story
Noël Paris Style: an annual pleasure is a stroll through the winter-wonderland displays in the windows of Le Bon Marché, 24 rue de Sèvres in…
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Musings of a Mother – Advent 2015
He’s a puzzle, a mystery, a riddle This person I know so well yet not at all I only see a part not the…
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Dolls with Shaved Hairstyles: The Times They Are a Changin’
A girl gasps in excitement as she opens her first Christmas present. “Mommy, you were able to find her! Thank you! Thank you!…
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Booties on the Ground & Throwing Books, Not Bombs
“Booties on the ground!” My daughter shouted up the stairs as I was looking for my grand-babies little shoes before we headed out on…
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