THE HORSES OF SAINT MARK’S BASILICA Carmel Rowley What a busy few months, apart from working on my latest book I’ve been sorting through our house and having a thorough clean up. After living in one place for thirty years you … Read More
For Thursday Art-day we enjoy the mythical themed painting “Born of the South Wind” by Willa Frayser www.willafrayserstudio.com “MYTHS BRING THE UNKNOWN INTO RELATION WITH THE KNOWN” Cecil M. Bowra The Purebred Arabian Horse begins a saga with no recorded beginning … Read More
Henry Calvert 1798-c.1869 for Thursday is Art Day It’s lovely to be back writing a Thursday Art Day blog. The complexities of life has slowed me down with my blog’s of late but I’ll endeavour to get back into some … Read More
Identify the past for the future. Breeding Arabian horses has been such a probing aspect of my life. Over the years I’ve tapped into the fascinating lives of many past breeders, but two, namely Abbas Pasha and Ali Pasha Sherif affected me … Read More
For Thursday Art – You have to love Landseer’s dogs. Eos, A Favorite Greyhound, The Property Of H. R. H. Prince Albert. Sir Edwin Landseer, UK 1841 “A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one … Read More
The easiest thing to give is a kind word. ‘Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love, and be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.’ –Sydney Smith Rob and Cheryl O’Leary and their copy of ‘Winds of Time’ I think I’ve … Read More
A country like no other – Happy Australia Day. It’s the best day ever – after months and months without rain – it’s finally raining. I know it may ruin some of the Australia Day festivities but as I look … Read More
For Thursday Art Day – How do I love thee? How appropriate to have Sally F’s amazing painting of our very dear stallion Simeon Stav for Thursday Art Day. Like Sally’s Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/SallyFCreativeArt www.sallyfcreativeart.com Original photograph taken by Trent Miles … Read More
Patrice Shaw, January reader of the month-creating adventures. After doing Reader of the month for over a year, the one thing that jumps out at me every time a reader sends back the filled in questionnaire is their diversity. I’m … Read More
IT’S INSPIRATION FRIDAY Some thought provoking words from Philip Humbert … Success May Mean Being Weird by Dr Philip E. Humbert www.philiphumbert.com One of the paradoxes of life is that being “normal” … Read More