“We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.” - Lucretius A quarter of the year is alr...

“Autumn’s the mellow time.” - William Allingham We have had a lovely autumn day, fine and warm, sunny and very pleasant. The people i...

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” - Winston Churchill  I had some rather bad news again today, as another friend of mine wa...

“Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.” - Thomas Carlyle This week...

“Death is a part of all our lives. Whether we like it or not, it is bound to happen. Instead of avoiding thinking about it, it is bett...

“The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s” - Mark Twain Last weekend we watched the 2011 Australian movie, “Red ...

“Some partake of the bounty of the Lord’s favour, which never runs out, while others receive only a handful. Some sit upon thrones as ...

“Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.” - William Cullen Bryant As the leaves turn to gold, as the weather cools, as the days get s...

“Rice is born in water and must die in wine.” - Italian Proverb We have had a real Autumn day in Melbourne today. The temperature bar...

“Water is life’s mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.” - Albert Szent-Györgyi World Water Day is hel...

“Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.” - Zoroaster Nowrūz (Persian, meaning “[The]...

 “Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower” - Albert Camus Today is the Equinox – Vernal in the Northern Hemisphere, Aut...

“Friends show their love - in times of trouble, not in happiness” - Euripides At the weekend we watched a film of a book we ...

“Just looking at light and its effects on objects. That is what the Impressionism did, the Impressionists did, in finding ways to pain...

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures” - Irish Sayings St Patrick’s Day is a popular observance in Australia to honou...