Monthly Archives: January 2012
Cold Winds Blow, over seas and time.
My blood has settled itself into a warm and comfortable position; these years of living in the tropics have soothed my cold and chilly scars from many frigid Canadian winters. In Winnipeg I lived through an interminable winter season that … Continue reading
Filed under Family Stuff
A trip around the corner, and back in time.
The weekend was busy and involved a fair amount of ferrying children from one place to another. Thursday night, normally reserved for a definite couch slouch, found us hosting a casual dinner party with candles and after dinner drinks in the garden that … Continue reading
Filed under Bahrain, Photography
Chasing Sunrise
It is the little things, the sunrises, the sunsets, the gasp of cool air, the unexpected summer shower, the splash of colour in an otherwise dark day, the clouds that appear to dance. The first time I really noticed the … Continue reading
Filed under Family Stuff, Finding the Pretty
Fan Mail
Dear Readers, As you may know if you look to your right, you will see that I have featured on the bloggies for the past two years. Once for Latin American Blog, Once for African Blog and this year wouldn’t … Continue reading
Filed under pen and paper
A New Year’s look at How You Found Me
New year, new month and time for a new look at the search engines. How in earth did you find me? the inside of an art museum in London Well it has been a long time, my friend, too … Continue reading
Filed under pen and paper, Uganda
Oman and desert nights
The Desert. Oh Arabian Nights! I wanted the real desert, not the desert of oil pipe lines and gas flares. I wanted golden dunes and mysterious silence, camels and glamorous bedouin tents, not the scrubby rolled stone and boiled sand … Continue reading
Filed under Photography, Travel
Oman: land of contrasts and magic
Oman is a country of contrasts. Muscat runs like a sliver along the coast, ancient forts and highways, palm tree dotted roads, decorated roundabouts and shiny sky scrapers; blue tiled mosques, a winding labringth of a souk and five star … Continue reading
Filed under Photography, Travel
New Year, New Year
A very busy start to 2012 here in the home of 3limes. First an amazing trip to Oman, then a quiet and unusual Christmas Day spent on the Beach in Bahrain and finally a touch of home and family with … Continue reading
Filed under Family Stuff
