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A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_picture_is_worth_a_thousand_words

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY, SETTLEMENT AND POLITICAL INFLUENCES OF AUSTRALIA...........

Go here: - http://www.australianexplorer.com/australian_history.htm

THINKING OF BERNIE.

I went away for a week and a half and returned to find that you had left. I will always remember you "golden girl down under". You brought much love and laughter into my life....thank you....the world is a poorer place now that you have gone.

Of our short time together and a night out 'kicking up our heels'....great memories.

It is such a pleasure to meet fellow vters from other parts. Here is Bernie aka bernishand from the UK pointing to a photo of another vter's feet indicating that he didn't have his shoes on. LOL Bernie was very fond of shoes. Ha, ha,ha. He has really funny looking toes too.

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SWEDENBERG WROTE....

We seek the ever present,
Subtle as our life itself.
Consider even your seeking
Given to you.
Heaven knows how.
Patient seeking
Meets continuous presence.
Patient seeking
Is continuous presence.
When in the invisible
Enjoy the slightest seeing.
Honor the slightest seeing.
Gradually,
What seems uncertain,
Takes form.

When you are settled
In the way
Look at all traditions,
And see if they aren't all reflected,
In your way.
What a paradox!
We seek the design of creation,
Which we are,
And which is all about us.
It is not so hard to find
The ever present.

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Play on. I love my piano. I find it very hard to walk past it. It seems to say, play me...... so I do. I can't resist my piano. I see it sitting there and I just have to sit and play to my heart's content. I am so lucky to be able to do this.

Music plays a huge part in my life, it soothes the soul, uplifts the spirit and carries love to all who care to listen.

VTERS CAN BE SOOOOO HELPFUL.

I had a photo of a group of plants that I'd arranged into a posy and requested a name for it as one plant.

It was made up of tomato, basil, lavender, brami, parsley, water cress, apple mint, lemon mint and does it smell great.

Lesley aka purpleshade decided on tussie hussie as she reported was 'a term I learned in a school history lesson, meaning the sweet smelling posy of herbs carried by ladies in medieval times to ward off smells and 'bad humors' - I hoped that the latter also meant 'no angry people' too.

Wow! I really like that thank you Lesley.

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

It is said to be a very ancient saying. Who coined it in the first instance I haven't been able to discover. Maybe someone out there knows. If you do let me know and I will investigate.

A thought for to-day: AHA!

LIVING IN THE NOW IS A GIFT, THAT IS WHY THEY CALL IT THE PRESENT.
SO ALWAYS REMEMBER TO BE PRESENT, THERE IS NO GIFT IN LIVING IN THE PAST.
(not a direct transcription but the concept is by Richard Bach, et al and moi!)

AND ANOTHER:

The most powerful thing you can do to change the world, is to change your own beliefs about the nature of life, people, reality, to something more positive, and begin to act accordingly.

Wise words by Shakti Gawain.

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Are you in a grey mood to-day?

“Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear:
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.”

A Thomas Gray quote

Seems to often fit my mood - how about you?

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Photography is my passion and I just love photographing old rocks (in Italy) and beautiful scenery no matter where it is. Particularly fond of sunrise and sunset photography but will have a go at anything really.

Other interests include, art, music, dance and I keep my mind in shape with U3A studies of philosophy, ancient history and peoples, dabble in the art and creative writing. Our year 2008 will shortly start for U3A, and I have elected to study a number of new topics as well as continuing with the weekly art class. The art class and participants is marvelous and I have joined the ranks of those who have now 'sold art'. Mind you I have only sold one to date, but having broken the ice I am looking forward to some fame (not fortune) along the way.

Tai chi, yoga and meditation are daily events as is a morning walk on the beach where many sunrise shots are taken.

My working life, well latter years, was centred around the social welfare areas and in particular the disability field. This was a far cry from my original focus on business management and machinery before computers........whoops, showing my age.

On the whole I have taken the photo's on my pages. An e-mail from a VT friend this morning alerted me to the fact that I hadn't written anything about this on my pages. Any photos of myself of course were taken by others.

This photograph is called duality sunrise and looks like a beach both upside down and right way up.

Please don't use any of the photos that you find on my pages until you ask. I thank you for your consideration in this matter.

I am reminded of a plaque that graced the living room wall of my family home, still remembered, many years later.

To-day I searched for the author and found her, and also the earlier verse.

Learn to make the most of life,
Lose no happy day.
Time will never bring them back,
Chances swept away.

(and then the part on the plaque)

Leave no tender word unsaid,
Love while love shall last;
for the mill will never grind
with water that is past.

Sarah Dounedney

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COFFS HARBOUR YESTERYEAR. The old Pacific Plywood and Timber Mill on Orlando Street.....see the smoke stack in the background.....Picture shows some of the owners and employees ....must be about 1969 or 1970. These people would never recognise it as the same place to-day. Indeed a number of them are sadly not with us anymore.
One claim to fame for the organisation may be tracked through the local museum. In 1970 and after lots of hard work, a veneer slicer (in contrast to the rotary type), was finally installed, having made an lonely sea voyage from Germany followed by a train trip from Sydney and installation (in the tin temple as it was then known) on the Orlando Street factory. The slicer went into production and demonstrated its fine slice capability in an expo of local businesses in 1970. Pacific Plywood and Timber won the display helped along considerably by the presentation of a dress made out of the sliced veneer that had been designed and created by a local woman.This wonderful achievement opened new doors for the veneer industry in Australia and Coffs Harbour in particular.

Well they might not have the key to Coffs Harbour LOL, but at least if you lose your key or need a shoe repair after all of the walking around, all you have to do is park your car in the Palm Centre undercover parking and you will find the key cutter now located on the ground floor.

My Five Grandchildren
Only time will tell what careers this happy troup might choose. My five grandchildren are here gathered around Aleesha's computer contributing to a pussycat game.

The Duyfken - In Coffs Harbour 5th October 2006. A dutch ship with strong links to Australian History.
More of the story may be read at the following link:-

Search Duyfken followed by select Australia on the Map to reach its itinerary.

When you see how low in the water and how short these exploring and adventuring vessels were, you have to admire the courage of the sailors. In this instance they were looking for gold.

.'......They did not find gold - but they did find the northern coast of a huge continent: Australia. Captain Janszoon was the first European to map and record Australia in history so Duyfken's voyage marks the beginning of Australia's recorded history........'

And now, as you prepare to browse around my vt pages......take a seat on my patio and share a capuccino with me....ahhhhhhhhhhhhh bliss.