We went to Cairns for a long weekend and it was just what we needed to slow down, take a deep breath, stay warm and remember the good things in life… …slow motion old fashioned train rides through the rainforest. Lazy morning espressos at Coast Roast Coffee on the Esplanade. Paying $5 to go back inContinue reading “Sometimes you just need a break”
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Beauty is in the eye
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” ― Pablo Picasso Most days I spot something I want to take a photo of. This has been with me since I was young, when I would snap photos on my family farm with my Barbie camera. ForContinue reading “Beauty is in the eye”
On accents
I am from Canada, the part that borders on Quebec, yet I don’t speak fluent French. My husband is Irish and we have been living in Australia for the past three years. While I have never been mistaken for a French-Canadian, I have been asked if I am from New Zealand, America, England and Ireland.Continue reading “On accents”
New Year, New York
“I love New York, even though it isn’t mine, the way something has to be, a tree or a street or a house, something, anyway, that belongs to me because I belong to it.” ― Truman Capote While I work by day, I often look at my New York City Information Guide to Subway andContinue reading “New Year, New York”
Notes From Another Land 