Last week’s impromptu ‘Reflections‘ challenge hosted by Ailsa was so much fun, she asked if we could do it again? She went on to say “There are many other photo challenges out there, but how about one with a travel theme? I love finding out about great places waiting to be discovered, and it doesn’t [...]
Here is my contribution to the butterfly effect project The writing reads “for the children who never danced” and “lest we forget”. The aim of the project is to collect 1.5 million butterflies in memory of the 1.5 million children killed in the holocaust.
View into the back garden at my parents’ house begonias pink astrantia flowers, also in my parents’ garden a natural still life a mossy seat in my cousin’s garden another contribution from the Bristol-based guerrilla/graffiti artist Banksy Last year he organised a surprise exhibition in Bristol museum. Nobody knew it was being organised and it [...]
Although I ended up paying the pirates a ransom from the money I had stashed in the false bottom of my trunk, they seemed disinclined to let me go without hindrance. After much debate they agreed to allow me to go on my way but would not help me get ashore. I took myself up [...]
Following Lori’s suggestion and instructions from the Very Good Taste blog, here is my list from which I have managed to eat 62 of the foods, some of them definitely more pleasant than others! The foods I have eaten appear in bold. Those with strike-out are ones I wouldn’t touch. The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred: 1. [...]
10th of December. It is Red Umbrella Market Day and we will be having special night market at the Archipelago to view some potential goodies for Christmas. The market will have many stalls, under red umbrellas of course, and sideshows and the divination tent will be open. 17th December is Baba Yaga’s Masque Ball. The [...]
Baba has been thinking and when Baba thinks anything is likely to happen. She has been wary of all these artistic types who have descended upon her and has decided to test them a little. She is planning to have a Masque Ball in her Boudoir. Everyone is expected to come in full costume, make [...]
When le Enchanteur is in Pied Piper mode there is electricity in the air and Pegasus cannot resist coming to take someone with her, on the wings of imagination. Le Enchanteur is playing a tune that the hardiest of travellers will find hard to resist. Follow her and go for a night ride, beyond that [...]
A Venetian “stick” mask which would be held in the hand One of the many mask shops in Venice
