I’d already wandered around the grounds of Mandalay House for more than an hour. I Imagined spaces full of celebration and laughter, then quiet contemplative souls seeking the healing salve of a peaceful garden juxtaposed with the focus of the gardener creating, shaping and nurturing. … and then I saw her. She did not move […]
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One of the things we have come to love, expect, admire, desire and despise are mass produced products from China. Walk into any shoe shop 40 years ago and you were probably in a family business with an assortment of very different looking shoes to ponder and shoes from. Most of the shoes on display […]
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There’s more than one story here. There is a great chalice subtly placed in the centre of the frame so as to not draw too much attention. At first I thought that the golden underside was from years of being handled but then noticed the copper tones and tarnished bronze around the rim. Perhaps it […]
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Roman had a life long dream to come to Australia, to visit Uluru, the Australian outback and to experience as close to true wilderness as possible. He’s used to rugged terrain, to challenging climbs and to the demands of the trail but in his home near Salzburg the mountains are full of people, full of […]
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Sometime coincidences are just a little too spooky. I was a little bit lost on the the back roads of County Cork when a tiny cemetery and chapel caught my attention. Later I learned it was Kilshannig Cemetery. Despite the rain I pulled off the road as best I could, found a small gate in […]
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