Monthly Archives: December 2018

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” – The Buddha The end of the year – according to the Gregorian calendar is drawing near… Of course, the more you travel, the more you realise that many […]

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Summer Snowmen Janet and Allan Ahlberg In the good old days, When snow was snow, Snowmen lated years, You know. They kept cool heads When the sun came out. They didn’t melt, They ran about! They took their holidays By the sea, And paddled Just like you and me. When winter time Came round again, They […]

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I always feel like I’m finally getting into the rhythm of a walk when it is about to finish! I suspect that this is an illusion, as it doesn’t matter if the walk takes four hours or four days. It was the final leg of an “easy” four-day trek around the Eastern Rim of the […]

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It takes a lot of time to prepare for a Papua New Guinean sing-sing.  Ancient masks and costumes – some pieces carved from wood and others woven from leaves and grasses: all decorated with paint, shells or feathers – have to be checked and repaired. New costume details need to be fashioned from leaves and grasses. And […]

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