Imagine living out in the middle of nowhere, 1000 kilometers from anywhere. Nothing to see but flat horizon all around. A few prefab huts… and a slender steel ribbon disappearing in both directions, your only link to places east and west. Every day or so the behemoths trundle past with their long trail of passengersContinue reading “Tea and Sugar Train”
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Guess where…?
I’m back! Some of you know where I’ve been. Others might like to play my little guessing game. There’s only one place where this kind of power pole is prolific (although they do appear in small colonies elsewhere) – they consist of concrete poured between two sets of railway lines and set perpendicular in theContinue reading “Guess where…?”
Trumping the early bird
I must have inherited it from my father – this need to be excruciatingly punctual. He would always turn up for appointments an hour ahead of time. Hence my alarm sounding at 3 am this morning for a 6.40am flight. Even my taxi driver was surprised I was going to the airport so early. ButContinue reading “Trumping the early bird”
Three New Year Symbols
Scarcely had the New Year started to roll across the world’s last continent than we on the first one were returning from a New Year’s Day service at Wesley Uniting, Perth. This is where we usually go when I have a Sunday off… it’s only a 15 minute drive, far enough away to feel we’veContinue reading “Three New Year Symbols”
Oh Yes … a New Year
I am aroused from my holiday stupour to be reminded that a New Year is waiting in the wings. One more country – Samoa – will see it first, having just yesterday moved itself to the left side of the International Date Line. So Samoa, used to being lucky last, now jumps to the headContinue reading “Oh Yes … a New Year”
Lazy, Hazy Days of In-Between Christmas and New Year
Languid, listless, lazy and deliciously so – without a hint of WASP guilt! The turkey and ham are almost all gone. The prawns are in the freezer awaiting New Year’s Day. My car blew a water hose on Boxing Day while showing Grandma the local Christmas lights. I was chuffed I could get a mechanicContinue reading “Lazy, Hazy Days of In-Between Christmas and New Year”
Worthy Christmas narrative from NZ parliament
Keeping the startle in Christmas? Maybe for some! NZ parliamentarian Russell Norman, self-declared atheist, gives one of the most profound Christmas sermons I have heard.
I reckon I could manage this….
… I’ve got just enough energy!
Blogging from Android
Trying out the new WordPress feature for my tablet. Could come in handy in a week or two when I’m in Adelaide looking for hotspots.
Advent Reflection – Love: action,not sentiment
Last week was tetchy. People were tired and stressed. Meetings were terse and abrupt. Summer storms, both meteorological and emotional passed swiftly over. The combination of festive preparations and end-of-year wrap ups added to the testy cocktail. Yet there were moments of pause and reflection – little oases of reality that emerged through the fluffContinue reading “Advent Reflection – Love: action,not sentiment”
Wondering Pilgrim 