A little belated but worth blogging for those who don’t know. From The Independant News UK… www.independent.co.uk Gimcrack painting fetches £22.4m at auction By Rob Hastings Wednesday, 6 July 2011 Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with … Read More
THAT WAS “DEJA VU”… “We have all some experience of a feeling, that comes over us occasionally, of what we are saying and doing having been said and done before, in a remote time – of our having been surrounded, … Read More
Although the article below is directed at writers I think there’s a healthy message in there for everyone. I thought the analogy of the energiser bunny fits the way many of us hardly have time to take a breath, our … Read More
I have to admit, choosing names for the characters in my books can sometimes be terribly difficult… To solve the problem I am holding ***A FUN COMPETITION*** ** BE IMMORTALISED ** HAVE A CHARACTER NAMED AFTER YOU IN BOOK … Read More
There is nothing more rewarding than mentoring or offering guidance to friends and colleagues. The Hindu legend below shows how important it is to invest in your mind and learn how to live a better life. Friends, and great times… … Read More
Life may change, but it may fly not; Hope may vanish, but can die not; Truth be veiled, but still it burneth; Love repulsed, – but it returneth! Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 – 1822) British Poet Her daughter may have … Read More
It’s blog ‘reader of the month’ time and for July I thank Robyn Butson an enthusiastic reader and fellow writer. Robyn is an inspiration to us all. She is writing a book on Crabbet horses in Australia and breeds Arabians … Read More
Last week for art-day we looked at some of the history behind John Frederick Herring, Sr’s painting the ‘Pharaohs horses’. This week we focus on the man himself. The squires pets Herring ranks along with Sir Edwin Landseer as one … Read More
Product of the Week from www.equitainment.com.au I have just received this update from equitainment.com.au. I fondly remember the Magic Pudding stories, this DVD looks so much fun for the kids and the kids at heart… Magic Pudding, The – DVD … Read More
A brain teaser from www.braingle.com some fun on this freezing, windy winters day… The Braingle.com Brain Teaser of the Day Opposites Attract These seemingly “nonsense” words have pairs of opposites in them. For example: lshoorntg would be “Long /Short” (LshOorNtG). … Read More