Inspiration comes in mysterious ways but one of them is not staring tensely at a blank screen or page. Our brains get cluttered with everyday expectations blocking the freeways for our imagination to wonder, speculate, and activate our creativity. Less
Assisi: City of Saints
He is not Assisi’s only saint, but Saint Francis comes immediately to mind, revered not only by such disparate bodies as the Roman and Lutheran Churches and the Anglican community, but by New Age environmentalists – his fellowship universal
The Wizardry of Oz
Part of Australia’s magic is that while snow nestles against rocky peaks, and dripping jungle throbs with life, desert sands could grill a T-bone steak. But the distances are great: you can’t have it all at once. Last week
Bumbling Among the Bungle Bungles
Piccaninny Creek in the Bungle Bungle range of Purnululu National Park, on the easterly edge of the Kimberley Plateau – names to tickle the imagination and natural landforms that outwit fantasy. You will find the Bungle Bungles – for that
Venice Lagoon: Murano and Burano
Unsure which makes glass and which makes lace? The way I remember is that ‘M’ is for millefiori (multicoloured glass) as in my gorgeous little jug pictured here. I might have associated ‘B’ with bobbins for lace, except that traditional