“There is nothing more to be said or to be done tonight, so hand me over my violin and let us try to forget for half an hour the miserab...

“If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm.” - Frank Lane   We were greeted the first day of Summer in Melbourne w...

“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” - Charles Dickens In Midweek Motif this week, in the Poets United poetry blog , the theme is: “B...

“In Spain, the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world.” - Federico Garcia Lorca   Welcome to the Travel Tu...

“We still have to overcome the notion that a clarinet squeaks. People need to remember what a beautiful instrument it is, including in po...

“Life is like eating artichokes, you have got to go through so much to get so little.” – Thomas Aloysius Dorgan   Artichokes are in sea...

“But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.” - Anne Brontë   This week’s Midweek Motif in the Poets United poet...

“Be still and the earth will speak to you.” - Navajo Proverb   Welcome to the Travel Tuesday meme! Join me every Tuesday and showcase y...

“France cannot be France without greatness.” - Charles de Gaulle   Pierre Danican Philidor is a French composer and musician who was b...

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." - Henry David Thoreau   Fish is ...

“A little imagination goes a long way in Fes.” – Tahir Shah   Chermoula (Arabic: شرمولة‎‎) or charmoula is a marinade and dressing use...

“Look at the sky; remind yourself of the cosmos. Seek vastness at every opportunity in order to see the smallness of yourself.” - Matt Ha...

“In Reykjavik, Iceland, where I was born, you are in the middle of nature surrounded by mountains and ocean. But you are still in a capit...

“The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk.” - Ogden Nash   Hesat is an ancient Egyptian goddess in the form of a c...

“Once people come to Australia, they join the team.” - Tony Abbott   Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd AC OBE (24 July 1920 – 24 April 199...

“Seven, Richie thought. That's the magic number. There has to be seven of us. That's the way it's supposed to be.” - Stephen ...

“Mexico is a mosaic of different realities and beauties.” - Enrique Peña Nieto   Yesterday’s blog entry was about annatto and today I ...

“Red is the ultimate cure for sadness.” - Bill Blass   Annatto is an orange-red condiment and food colouring derived from the seeds o...