Shifting identity: Growing up different in Australia

The name I use is no longer the one I had at my birth. Soon-ho. It’s the name my grandfather gave me. It is a strong Korean name. A masculine one with a tender meaning. Smooth. Tranquil. Easy. Gentle. It encompasses all those meanings and my grandfather’s hopes for me. My grandfather was a strong […]

Gallos on the cliffs of Tintagel

We visited the ruins of Tintagel castle recently. It was the place where the legend of King Arthur was born. Six Word Saturday

Film Friday: Amélie

I watched this movie in my twenties and fell in love with it. I found it magical. Made me feel the world was still full of beauty and opportunity. Love, pleasure and happiness were out there for those courageous enough to grab it. Just a warning. There are spoilers ahead. Each scene was exquisitely shot […]

Escape

This is a sweet three year old memory. I walked in to pick our son up from after school care one day. He was in primary school. His Care worker came up to me and said “He is always tending the garden. Watering it. Weeding it. Go ask him to show you the passionfruits. He […]

Project 2020: Week #34

Heading back home in the pouring rain. Safely back home. Still tired even after a good night’s sleep! Our souvenirs from the trip are unpacked. This one on our mantle piece was from a little gallery in Mousehole. We went to Hampton Court palace today. Home of King Henry VIII, it was grand and opulent. […]

Hello!

This is my first entry for Carol’s Cheerful Selfie Challenge Number One! This is me at forty-something. Greying hair. Glasses. Trying to get that selfie angle to disguise a double chin for vanity. We were in the middle of Dartmoor in Devon. Climbing its hills that seemed to roll on forever. It was a windy, […]

Walking through an old palace garden

We went to Hampton Court Palace yesterday afternoon. The palace and its grounds were beautiful. Those trees were three hundred years old. For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Pattern

Via the Daily Post Photo Challenge #115: Pattern

Project 2020: Week #33

It’s cooler outside the house. Late afternoon the skies clouded over and we heard rolling thunder. But the rain must have fallen elsewhere. It rained this afternoon. A big glorious downpour that broke the heatwave. The image of Mary Poppins is from Leicester Square. We jumped on a train and explored the area yesterday evening. […]

Exploring Stonehenge in the pouring rain

It was still a lot of fun! For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.

Drat! I missed it!

The lovely Su Leslie from Zimmerbitch invited us all to a wonderful virtual tea party yesterday. And I missed the date! She had incredible food to nibble on and everything. How utterly frustrating. I’m so annoyed to have missed the event. For those of you who are wondering what on earth I’m yammering on about, […]

From Above

Via the Daily Post Photo Challenge #114: From Above