Turkey to Italy, 1953 After crossing through the tiny area of European Turkey, I left the train at the last station on the railway line. Ahead, lay the frontier post which was set in open farmland. Nobody was manning the border and I was soon happily marching through endless open…
The Doberman and the Chihuahua When I first met Jack, who later became my husband, he warned me to beware of his dog when visiting him, as it was a fierce guard dog. When I got out of my car on my first visit to his home, this lovely Doberman…
Your reasons for wanting to write an electronic book (eBook) will have a major impact on your success. It may be for financial gain, promoting a business, advancing your career, education, self satisfaction or something entirely different. Whatever your reasons, write them down. It will help to motivate you if the going gets tough.
Another Mile To the late Sammy Qualls I’ve been known to turn and twist my soul. I’ve even left myself standing in the aisle. But I always managed to drag my head out of my hole, Picking myself up, dusting off, and going another mile. There was this friend of…
Animal Blessing A few years back, I was given the opportunity to officiate at a Pet Blessing Day at a local nursing home. My friend was the Activities Director, and in the past they had a priest or local minister come to do the honors. So, when I was asked,…
America, 1995 I left Sydney with Japan Airlines and soon was landing in Tokyo. What a surprise at the airport. It was so clean and with many fine buildings. I was on my way to the United States, via Japan, and had a one-night stopover. After leaving the airport by…
An Enchanted Place that makes Vienna Smile At this time of the year, I walk out into my garden every morning. It is one small step out of the kitchen door on the terrace, and three and a half steps from the terrace to the grass with its light green,…
anAurora I was chatting casually to a friend of mine one afternoon some time ago. We were both looking for something to do in the house, something that did not involve getting paid – we didn’t want the commitments or the hassle that come with paid work – something that…
The Unseeable Persona Walt Whitman Meets the Merchant of Venice If I were to take the time to list the errors of my tongue and misdeeds of my days, the list would undoubtedly be long and dreary. No doubt, the list would resemble one which can be jotted down by…
Africa, My Heritage Africa, My Heritage. A drum beats, beckons, boom-boom-bah-boom. It beats so quietly one can hardly catch it. It beats insistently, convincing and convicting. Boom-boom-boom-boom, a drum beats. A night so dark, indigo black. A blackness thick and concealing. A curtain, veiling for a time a sacred labor.…
AFTERMATH A Golden Opportunity How are you feeling now that the razzmatazz is over and the number 2000 has lost its glamour and fallen into its natural place in the scheme of things? What does it mean to you now? Perhaps you regard the whole thing as a bit of…
All Along This actually happened to me. That’s why I wrote this poem. I have realized something very true That sometimes people turn on you. You think they are your best friend Until that friendship quickly ends. To lose a friend and gain a foe, You ask yourself what you’ve…