Silence
When I am silent, I fall into that place where everything is music. In silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and watch how the pattern improves. Rumi.
Rumi and the rat
Until a few weeks ago I’d never heard of Rumi. Raise your words not your voice, it is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and … Continue reading
Here’s what happens when you’re hacked
The story of the garden disaster will have to wait because something more urgent came up. My phone was hacked. Then my bank account. Here’s how it happened. Around 2pm on Sunday … Continue reading
Why women like Josephine deserve your attention
Josephine Peter is the kind of woman you might pass in the supermarket or spot at the post office. You might smile at her, nod and walk past, that’s if … Continue reading
What to do if you find a frog in Fiji.
If you’re anything like me you’ll take a photograph. It’s hard not to be captivated by these tiny hopping creatures that appear everywhere after it rains in Fiji, hopping gaily … Continue reading
The Case Against Fragrance
Australian novelist Kate Grenville, best known for her outstanding book The Secret River, has just published The Case Against Fragrance. At last, proof has arrived that I’m not completely bonkers, or if … Continue reading
Strawberries in the Desert 
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