Photograph: Dogs Trust/PA Few things beat the companionship of pets whether they be cats, dogs, or anything in between, but dogs do have a special place in our lives and an astounding ability to bring comfort, companionship and richness to our lives and that is on top of the various working and sporting roles they … Continue reading Dogs in lockdown
#BookSnapSunday on the road with Witches Abroad
#BookSnapSunday is a weekly bookish Instagram meme hosted here at Gum trees and Galaxies.com, if you would like to join in please feel free to leave a link to your post in the comments below. All you have to do is post an image of a book. Happy reading. So this weeks #BookSnapSunday features one … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday on the road with Witches Abroad
Journaling prompts and projects
Pixabay - image public domain I have long been an advocate for the value of journaling in all its many forms, a great tool in life long learning, self improvement, memories, making sense of life or even just creative fun. Sometimes though you can sit staring at a blank page and just not know what … Continue reading Journaling prompts and projects
April reading summary – nature and memoirs
Well April was at least a little better than March for reading but not much. I did read and finish John Bercow's memoir Unspeakable, which I quite enjoyed, although the details of UK political life won't be everyone's cup of tea. During the on going Brexit debacle I became intrigued by the UK parliaments controversial … Continue reading April reading summary – nature and memoirs
A brief escape to the country
Red-brown finches A quick post to get back into a normal swing of things, achieving a bit more this week I hope. So with the slight relaxing in the rules around movement, we managed to fit in a bit of a bush walk this weekend, nothing too exciting, just a quick trip out to the … Continue reading A brief escape to the country
Inspiration – #BookSnapSunday
It has been an absolutely appalling week in regards to blogging, not only have I been failing to post, I have been really slack about checking in and reading other blogs, something I normally love doing but apathy and lockdown blues seem to have really taken hold over the last week BUT not any more! … Continue reading Inspiration – #BookSnapSunday
A classic for #BookSnapSunday
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_bui08FVvP/ A bit of a lazy #BookSnapSunday. I started dipping back into an old classic when I could not get to sleep and just could not seem to get into any of the new titles I have stacked up. Being unable to lose yourself in a book when you really want to, is just so … Continue reading A classic for #BookSnapSunday
Going batty for Earth Day
I celebrated earth day by going for a walk at Kearney Springs and visiting the bat (Flying fox), colony that calls the park home. It is to the Toowoomba councils credit that they eventually decided to protect this significant colony, despite attempts to have the colony either moved or destroyed, a few years back. The … Continue reading Going batty for Earth Day
Silvereyes in the backyard
Being stuck at home I only have the local wildlife to appreciate. I have been watching a small group of Silvereyes, up to five individual birds, visit the elderberry bush in our backyard. They seem quite fond of the little black berries. All parts of the elderberry is supposed to contain cyanide-inducing glycosides? I wonder … Continue reading Silvereyes in the backyard
Fairies at the bottom of the garden #BookSnapSunday
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_JJpA1J_WS/ This week's BookSnap is really just an excuse to feature my new paperblank journal. For many years I just used ordinary exercise books or notebooks as journals, I would tart them up a bit with adding covers of either fabric or decorative paper but they were still cheap notebooks. Then a few years ago … Continue reading Fairies at the bottom of the garden #BookSnapSunday
