Have you noticed how everyone is rediscovering Magic Storytelling? With the advent of the Internet, the clay tablet has been replaced by modern technology, digital downloads of audio books are spilling out and being enjoyed by a voracious global reading community. Read on to discover a fabulous FREE resource where you can share a beautifully […]
‘Being with you and not being with you is the only way I have to measure time.’Jorge Luis Borges This is an excerpt from an article published in The Australian Writer that I wrote on the folklore of the wedding ceremony – with an added twist. Wait guys! Don’t rush away, this post is especially […]
The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him. ~ Auguste Rodin Welcome to Wildflowers of the Grampians “We share the wonder of small things, […]
“no amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart. F Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby Usually when I attend a live performance with my sighted partner, the moment the spotlight hits the stage, my visually-impaired eyes say good-night, Josephine. But not so, for the evocative […]
Rambo beeped his horn. “Hurry up, Harry! We’re ready to go.” In our blissful bubble of enjoyment, we hadn’t noticed everyone had piled back into the 4-wheel-drive. Like partners in crime, we slunk back to the prison on wheels, making a silent protest by taking as much time as we dared, under the disapproving glares […]
“Go, go, GO!” yelled our tour guide. “Get back in the car, now, now, NOW!” He clapped his hands with military vigour as we dived back into the 4-wheel-drive, nine of us crammed up like squished and confused sardines! Scrambling to find the right seat belt, I raised an unimpressed eyebrow at Harry. We should […]
It hadn’t been in my plans to go into the city last Friday. It was going to be a quiet day at home. The previous week had been busy, preparing to co-present my first webinar for the Hadley School for the Blind (USA). After our well-received presentation, I thought I could reward myself with time […]
Melbourne may be the second most populated city in Australia after Sydney, but we come out on top as a world class destination. A city that knows how to put on a great festival almost every weekend and a city that embraces a rich multicultural inheritance. With over 15.9 million domestic and 1.4 million international […]
Celebrating International Guide Dogs Day – Part 2 Listening to Henry Macphillamy’s experiences with his first guide dog, Billy, prompted fond memories of my first public walk in 2000 with my guide dog, Nev. The team work required between pilot and navigator is not as easy as one might think. To any onlooker, the interaction […]
Celebrating International Guide Dogs Day – Part 1 When my father and I arrived at the Rialto Building in the heart of Melbourne, exploding out of the lift on the 35th floor in fear of being late for this special event, we were soon calmed by a kind smile and an offer of a soft […]