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Jacarandas (haiku) – FOTD Challenge, 28 November 2019

❤ G’day folks! It’s  a LOVELY sunny day in Sydney. Jacarandas are still mesmerising, but not for long. “Jacarandas sway Scattered petals on the ground Goodbye November! ”   Wishing you all a very happy Thursday! ❤   (C) Copyright … Continue reading

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Smoggy Day in Sydney – Haiku

❤ My heart goes out to the victims of devastating bushfires in Australia. The smog in Sydney today reached New Delhi levels. I had to keep the windows shut in the morning. Then I took a taxi, air-conditioned, luckily, to … Continue reading

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Growing Up In The 40s – Pre-War Years in Ljubljana – WWII

  Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. … Continue reading

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Armistice Day, 11 November 2019 – My Book “Full Circle”

❤ Today, on Armistice Day, my heart turns with grateful thoughts to my father and all the brave men and women of the First World War who put their lives on the line for our liberty. I wrote this book … Continue reading

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Blue

Blue is one of my favourite colours. Today at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia, I took this photo, which is only a small part of a huge mural. And a friendly reminder : Wishing you all good health! ❤ … Continue reading

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Getting ready for Halloween! (haiku)

Getting ready for Halloween! I was playing with “Effects” on my smartphone. My castle in Grayscale and Light Streak. My naughty Cocky in Negative is bound to send shivers down your spine!   And here’s a haiku for  Thursday, 31 … Continue reading

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Looking Up and Looking Down (haiku)

❤ Birds and soft breeze sing Looking up and looking down Blue skies, ground bright green ❤ What a joy to be alive on a day like this! Had cataract surgery last Thursday, all good! Feeling blessed and grateful. Wishing … Continue reading

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Eucalyptus Sapling (haiku) – Doing our bit for the Environment

❤ Mother Earth cries out Plant a sapling in your patch Clean air for all life Recently, Mosman Council planted eucalypts all along our street. I’m glad to announce that only one sapling died, all the others are doing very … Continue reading

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Growing Up In The 1940s – In Captivity – The Kind Oberarzt (continued) – WWII

Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. I’m … Continue reading

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Growing Up In The 1940s – In Captivity – The Kind Oberarzt – WWII

Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. I’m … Continue reading

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