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Naive traveller I am sure there are people that will laugh at me here.... and with good cause, but in Spain... they mostly only speak Spanish. One of the most...	1,675	44	0	Sep 2017	Sep 2017	Apr 26
"The time has come" "The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax-- Of cabbages--and kin...	1,362	43	0	Jul 2014	Aug 2014	Apr 26
Drinkies Methinks it's drinkie's time. Anyone want to join me ? I can't drink this bottle alone...	1,496	35	0	May 2014	May 2014	2 hrs ago
Strzelecki Located in the Strzelecki Ranges, there is a park...	925	21	0	Apr 2014	Apr 2014	4 hrs ago
Bushwalking ...some of you might refer to it as "hiking"...but for Australians, we 'bus...	1,063	28	0	Apr 2014	Apr 2014	Apr 26
The road to recovery After a recent fire in Gippsland , it's almost like watching a rebirth. The fires took their toll recently on the local area, stripping the landscape...	718	14	0	Apr 2014	Apr 2014	24 hrs ago
Have you ever wondered? ...Ever wondered why some people appear to get exactly what they want in life... that things just sparkle for them? They appear not to struggle with l...	1,053	27	0	Dec 2013	Dec 2013	6 hrs ago
My impressions of Cork While I dislike flights, I certainly love being able to see how other people live, how history comes alive and ... I love the diversity in food , beli...	1,432	26	0	Nov 2013	Nov 2013	24 hrs ago

Landscape painting ... an hour ago, I wandered out to the garden to take a few photos... I take a lot of photos of my garden. However, it feels like I need to lately....	1,459	41	0	Oct 2013	Nov 2013	Apr 25
Parfum "You Remain" As a perfume doth remain In the folds where it hath lain, So the thought of you, remaining Deeply folded in my brain...	1,666	50	0	Oct 2013	Oct 2013	24 hrs ago
A toast to vegemite On October 25, 2013 vegemite is celebrating it's 90th birthday. This pro...	6,629	82	0	Oct 2013	Oct 2013	Apr 26
The rain to the wind said... To quote Robert Frost... “The rain to the wind said, You...	1,478	44	0	Oct 2013	Oct 2013	Apr 26
Spring has Sprung There is something incredibly alluring about Spring. It's my favourite season... The weather is erratic. One day will be superb, the nex...	1,228	56	0	Oct 2013	Oct 2013	Apr 26
The last of my trip... After Scotland...I went to Jedburgh, York, Sheffield, Stratford-Upon-Avon and returned to London. There was no sadness about the trip ending, because...	1,189	44	0	Sep 2013	Sep 2013	Apr 26
Scotland, my experience Scotland is so incredibly beautiful. I had seen photos of Edinburgh and always wanted to visit and see it for myself... but alas, I did not spend enou...	1,069	21	0	Sep 2013	Sep 2013	Apr 25
Ireland Of all the places I visited, Ireland remains with me... but then I am still filtering what I saw. There was so much in such a short time... A month of...	1,696	53	0	Sep 2013	Sep 2013	1 hrs ago
England... Wales... Ireland My travels took me to see places I truly thought I would never see... and I started the second of my tours in England. (again) I found it harder to...	1,550	64	0	Sep 2013	Sep 2013	4 hrs ago
My European adventure... It's never easy to describe everything you do on a trip, memories slip to the surface over time reminding you how fortunate you were to see a differen...	1,235	52	0	Aug 2013	Aug 2013	3 hrs ago
Multiculturalism So, I am doing a 'talk' at a community event today locally... It's in regards to a new system that the Victorian government is initialising in this st...	516	9	0	Aug 2013	Aug 2013	24 hrs ago
An experience worth noting I promised to divulge a little about my trip away when I returned from it, however... I have been inordinately busy and ... well lazy I guess....	799	27	0	Aug 2013	Aug 2013	2 hrs ago
My new home I have always found my home to be simple and delightful, but whilst I was away recently ... I found a more suitable residence to live in. Recently...	843	28	0	Aug 2013	Aug 2013	2 hrs ago

I might be intoxicated in Hungary But then I might not be ... although chances are... I am. The keyboards suck in Europe, bloody hell...they are backwards. I cannot find an exclamat...	713	18	0	Jul 2013	Jul 2013	Apr 20
Spinning right round There was a song in the 80s about spinning right round, baby right round. IF I had to describe how I am feeling at the moment, that is exac...	708	18	0	Jun 2013	Jun 2013	4 hrs ago
Rain Today, I relaxed... with nothing to do... and listened to the rain... It's beautiful to lose yourself in the sounds of rain on the roof....	607	22	0	Jun 2013	Jun 2013	Apr 20
Dialectics I have been fascinated for years at where a conversation will lead. An idea is put forward and expounded upon... sometimes it's rational discussion; a...	1,378	60	0	Jun 2013	Jun 2013	Apr 25
Welcome to Gippsland I grew up in the country, and cannot imagine living in a city. I may one day, with my career, be forced to live in the city, but my heart will alwa...	1,192	41	0	Jun 2013	Jun 2013	Apr 25
Last child in the woods ... I picked up a book an hour or so ago, and I know this book will fascinate me enough to capture me amongst it's folds. In the introduction, the...	1,124	41	0	Jun 2013	Jun 2013	Apr 26
Ladies, I have a dilemma... Being off work has given me too much time on my hands... And I have become addicted to Arrow...the new TV series.	1,897	87	0	Jun 2013	Jun 2013	7 hrs ago
Where everyone knows your name... There is a certain comfort level when everyone knows who you are, you look around you at familiar faces and can't imagine life without thos...	1,475	38	0	Jun 2013	Jun 2013	Apr 26
Ones choices... Have you ever wondered why people come online to ask advice? Sometimes they ask questions that defy explanation... Surely they must realise...	1,336	40	0	Jun 2013	Jun 2013	Apr 20
Vocaroo I have to laugh, I was introduced to a software program called Vocaroo by someone on this site. ONLY today , I discovered it's disclaimer....	1,524	36	0	May 2013	May 2013	15 hrs ago

Following a path Just a few years ago, I was quite happy with where my life was going... enjoying the ride. The opportunities and the challenges were...	955	23	0	May 2013	May 2013	Apr 25
My favourite things... :) We all have bad days... Moments in our life that are less than perfect...	890	37	0	May 2013	May 2013	Apr 20
Photographs Photography ... there is a certain art to be found in it. I am not an artist, but I love capturing something alluring with...	1,211	47	0	May 2013	May 2013	3 hrs ago
The bane of my existence... Let's begin with the definition of 'bane'... Noun 1.A cause of great distress or annoyance. 2.Something,...	1,281	40	0	May 2013	May 2013	14 mins ago
... and then the sun comes out Whilst days ago, I was struggling being away from home and once again feeling at a loss... I returned home last night to enjoy a glass of wine. Ohh...	792	23	0	May 2013	May 2013	Apr 20
I walk alone... I have wondered over the last few years what it is that I am missing in life. To anyone else it might be blatantly obvious , but to me...I have always...	975	35	0	May 2013	May 2013	Apr 18
Have a little faith As you get older, you develop an easy confidence. You realise what you are capable of in life, and the risks grow fewer and further apart......	685	16	0	Apr 2013	Apr 2013	Apr 20
A portal to a memory Do you remember a time when you went to someones home to see slides of their latest holiday? Or to go through their photographs of their trips? Th...	733	32	0	Apr 2013	Apr 2013	7 hrs ago
The trouble with Tribbles So I stayed in another motel this week... just like any other week I guess. You become blase, disinterested... and for me personally I rather like...	854	23	0	Apr 2013	Apr 2013	7 hrs ago
Tapping my fingers... waiting So... you look across to a person you have known for ten years,theres' a change. You look around you and your friends are all changing. They are greye...	813	33	0	Apr 2013	Apr 2013	Apr 24
The Dash I understand there is a long standing poem about "The Dash" , I have heard it and read it on occassion. However, I prefer not to extol overly on other...	763	18	0	Apr 2013	Apr 2013	Apr 20

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