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Harrison in the flood of ’48
One of the first tasks when I moved to the Adelaide Hills last year was to find a local pub to call home. An onerous task that took both time and effort (hint: there are a LOT of pubs in my area). I settled on the Charleston Hotel. Great folk, great food and beer garden,…
Silence
Perhaps you heard it! (though probably not). It’s there between melody and harmony. Hidden in the rhythm and at the end of every dot. Elusive. If you look for it I doubt that you will find. Knowledge says that it exists, But it’s hidden to the mind. Experience is where it’s found, Once touched, once…
Some days and some dogs…
I have met people – a rare few, it must be said – who claim never to have had a ‘down day’; never to have known a depressed moment. That’s not my experience at all. Quite the contrary! It’s hard to write about depression and mental illness without running the risk of seeming morose or…
