Tips for Flying

30 Apr 201730 Apr 2017

Airline travel is God's way of showing us we weren't meant to fly TJ Paris I am not fond of flying. In fact, it terrifies me. Sadly, being born in…

The Meeple Letters – New Travel Blog

16 Sep 201616 Sep 2016

The Meeple family are about to spend 3 months abroad and invite you to join their adventures. With enough thermal underwear to clad a small zeplin and a smattering of…

Mondayitis – Tweed Underpants?

12 Sep 2016

Australians it seems are generally known for the sunniness of their tempers. Those from the "lucky country" have grown up soaked in sunshine and few have ever known snow. We…

Wildflower Wednesday

18 Nov 201518 Nov 2015

Rottnest is located about 11 kilometres off the coast of Western Australia. The Dutch originally gave it that name when they landed their briefly in the mid 1600s. Seeing the…

Pretty in Pink

2 Nov 20152 Nov 2015

April in Paris. The Jardin du Luxembourg. Tulips everywhere and the trees bursting with new leaves. I took this riot of tulips on a magical afternoon strolling about the grounds…

French Friday – Hôtel de Ville

23 Oct 201523 Oct 2015

The wonderful Hôtel de Ville. I remember seeing it for the first time. Coming from Perth, Western Australia where the majority of the buildings are either modern or mid-Victorian at…

Haiku – Cry Out To Me

19 Oct 201519 Oct 2015

Bird, call out to me, Crying across the ocean Cheering the sad heart ...O... The flowers calling Sets the very air abuzz With the bees cheering ...O... Please don't cheer me up…

Lazy Sunday – Luna Park Sydney

4 Oct 20156 Oct 2015

Eh, t'as mangé un clown? Anon Translation:"So you've eaten a clown?" A useful French expression to use when a person persistently makes bad jokes. A little while ago, the most…

le Cafe Parisien

18 Sep 201519 Sep 2015

Two weeks into Writing 101 already. Quelle horreur! The task is to "Update your readers over a cup of coffee" as though addressing you over a cup of coffee. My natural…

Star Crossed Lovers

31 Aug 201531 Aug 2015

You, my love abridged, When you walked all over me You left me, unmoved. In response to RonovanWrites: https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-60-bridge-move/

TJ’s Household Haiku – Windows

22 Aug 201522 Aug 2015

Different Perspectives Curtains in tatters Letting others see my want While I see the sun If you would like to participate in TJ’s Household Haiku challenge then you can use any…

Weird Fruit of a Humid Climate

30 Jul 201530 Jul 2015

Visiting the Cu Chi tunnels was a strange and very sad experience while visiting Vietnam. It was also extraordinarily surreal as we started the tour with a 30 minute ancient…

Font of wisdom

30 Jun 201525 Aug 2015

Grandmamma and Grandpapa Lowenbrau, Mother, Little Wendy, Great Aunt Eunice and the “Danger twins” returned from their rambles about Marie Antoinette’s Hameau de la Reine and found themselves by Le Brun’s…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Candlestick

27 Jun 201527 Jun 2015

This is a French candlestick from the late 19th Century made by the firm of Gallé far better known for the exquisite Art Nouveau glass it produced. The Gothic rampant…

Neigh Sayers!

18 Jun 201525 Aug 2015

This photo prompt for Flash Fiction for Aspiring writers was kindly supplied by Priceless Joy. Last week I enjoyed writing about a family outing to an aquarium based on the prompt…