Amazing adventures in Auckland

Familiar and foreign – how can this be? A few weeks ago, I embarked on a long awaited visit to New Zealand. Although I’ve lived in Australia for two thirds of my life (and more than ninety percent of my adult years), I hold deep connections to the land of my birth. To those of…

Life lesson in a cafe.

Rushing between appointments on a busy Friday I step across the threshold of one of my favourite cafes, Natural Temptation, to find some delicious, nutritious lunch.  My hunger pangs and thoughts of getting quickly to my next appointment are instantly arrested. Something is happening here. The tables and chairs, usually inviting wooden furniture are piled…

Connecting from the heart

As the end of February approaches, I am eager to connect with you. To share the latest chapter in my story. I have been pondering why I write, why I love writing, what writing means to me. I was searching in my office for some ‘lost’ important papers last week when I stumbled across a…