“We do not remember days; we remember moments.” – Cesare Pavese Nostalgia again today for Song Saturday. Silvana Mangano was one of the grea...

“In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.” - Cicero I was speaking to a family friend the other day and...

“One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.” - Molière Today is the anniversary of the birth of J...

“Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.” - Albert Schweitzer Each day I commute to work on the train. In the City around th...

“A ‘sin’ is something which is not necessary.” George Gurdjieff It is the anniversary of the birth of George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff today. Gur...

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” - Mark Twain If you had a choice, ...

“Dancing is the poetry of the foot.” - John Dryden For Art Sunday today, a painting by Edgar Degas (born July 19, 1834, Paris; died, Sept. 2...

“Love's first snow-drop, virgin kiss.” - Robert Burns It’s 11:30 pm and I’m looking out of the window at the moon, which is nearly full....

“In Mexico we have a word for sushi: Bait.” - José Simons Avocadoes are in season here at the moment and they are a very versatile fruit/ve...

“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.” - Oscar Wilde Thomas Beatie , the “pregnant ma...

“Lord save us all from a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms.” - Mark Twain The more I listen to the news the more d...

“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.” - Rabindranath Tagore January 6th is celebrated in the Weste...

“Peace hath higher tests of manhood than battle ever knew.” - John Greenleaf Whittier For Movie Monday today, a film we watched some months ...

“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” - Mahatma Gandhi The horror of the pictures from the conflict in the Gaza Strip ...

“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson The events in the Middle E...

“I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert.” - Jason Love Today is the feast day of St Macarius , who is the patron sain...

“May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions…” - Joey Adams It is good to be home, even though we were away for on...

Today was out last day here in Auckland and we decide to take it easy, sleeping in, having a late breakfast and then just ambling around the...

30/12/08 The itinerary for today was the South. We once again used public transport, with which we are very impressed, and travelled as far ...

29/12/08 Well, the weatherman was right! We woke up to a dull and grey morning today and at about 8:00 am, the rain began to fall. New Zeala...