‘THE REALLY GOOD BOOKSTORE’ in Queensland

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There’s a TV movie titled ‘Mystery Woman’ about a woman who inherits a bookstore. She is an avid murder-mystery fan who uses her extensive knowledge of murder-mystery books to assist her in her amateur sleuthing. The reason I mention this … Read More

‘Pharaoh’s Horses’ for Thursday Art-Day

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Today for Thursday Art day I wanted to explore the history behind J.F. Herring’s painting “Pharaoh’s Horses” first exhibited in 1848 under the title “Pharaoh’s Chariot Horses.” It shows three head studies of the grey Arabian stallion Imaum, originally owned … Read More

My brave little desert mare…

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I love to blog about Arabian horses, not only their beauty but their intelligence, and the way they relate to their owners. Lately I’ve been busy reading and noting details for book 3 of my ‘Daughters of the Wind’ series. … Read More

Faint Echos of responsibility for Art-Day

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Faint Echos of responsibility for Art-Day Arabian horses come into your life as an apparition of beauty, pleading for understanding, honesty and integrity. We all have a responsibility to lead them in a safe and true direction. The moment I … Read More

Pen and paper verses computer!

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Pen and paper verses computer! At a recent meeting of my writers@work group we briefly discussed where and with what medium we write. Most, wrote straight into their computer, while I explained I write virtually everything into spiral A4 notebooks. … Read More

Joy of joys an Arabian Campdrafting!

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Last week I blogged ‘Campdrafting – Australia’s own horse sport’ (June 13, 2011) and asked the question. ‘I wonder why Arabian horses don’t compete at Campdrafting – or do they?’ Joy of joys – I was contacted by Marian Duncan (artist) who sent … Read More

For Thursday Art-day we explore the working horse and their human relationship…

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Today for Thursday Art-day we explore the working horse and their human relationship. The art featured showing several disciplines are by three very talented artists Willa Frayser from Virgina USA, Jill Vanstone from Queensland, Australia and Marian Duncan from New … Read More

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