Emily came up on SundayWe had a great time.She was due about lunch time.I made the mistake of telling Dash to 'keep an eye out' for Emily way too early.Dash just sits at the door looking out when I tell him that.He just sits and 'keeps an eye out' for the person to arrive.If they don't come for a long time, he has been known to change locations to sitting on the couch, but still looking over the back of the couch out the Folly glass doors to s...

I have found a beautiful glass and copper box to display my treasures.Pebbles, marble and chalk ...From the UK and Europe.Pompeii.The VaticanThe ColosseumNiceStonehenge ....Rocks from ANZAC Cove.A pine seed from Lone Pine.And shrapnel from The Somme.All now on my coffee table in the Folly.Along with my silver horse from the antique shop in Cardiff.And my little silver Beefeater from the Spitalfields Market in London.And my 3 blog books ... ( so far )

I think it needs one.I read this phrase the other day.And I didn't know what it was.So I looked it up.And this is what I found.We've all heard of déjà vu, the sensation you get when you’re in strange place or circumstance yet somehow feel as if you’ve “been there before.” But let’s reverse that: Suppose you’re in a situation that is very familiar—perhaps you’re driving to work or doing something else that ...

I wanted to say 'Thank You' to the wonderful staff at Jupiter's Heritage Hotel in Split.I loved my stay here.And it was mainly due to the wonderful people who worked there.This is the result.-----------Hello,Just a short note to say that I LOVED staying at your beautiful hotel.I have been home in Australia a little while now and I am sorry it has taken me this long to write and thank you.My room was beautiful and everyone was so friendly and helpful.S...

I wandered the narrow lanes of this wonderful old town.They had fire alarms attached to the church bells!It was an amazing place.I found this wonderful gallery, Objectos do Olhar, and was enthralled by the hand painted artwork inside.After long chats to the owners/artists, I settled on a beautiful hand painted table cloth that they had on a wonderful, old table.The way the price in Euros is written can be a bit scary.This tablecloth was €90.00.I was terrifi...