Category Archives: travel

Map of the world

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Joanna M. Weston

We live on a spinning globe, and sometimes it seems as if our own private world in spinning too, but out of control … though it’s never quite like that … MAP OF THE WORLD time spins on its axis … Continue reading →

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Attention Span

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

At some time we all have to wait in an airport, for an arrival, or to go somewhere special. We become members of line-ups, check points, controls … spend time gazing into space, day dreaming, frustrated, or accustomed … ATTENTION … Continue reading →

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Listening

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

The sound of a passing train is urgent music. It calls us to dream of far away places, Vienna, Dar-es-Salaam, Lima … to make a change, to take a leap into the unknown … LISTENING heard a train felt its … Continue reading →

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Flight Delay

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

This month was renamed in 8 BCE in honour of Augustus Caesar, because it was the time of several of his greatest triumphs. Gladiolus or poppy are the birth flowers, meaning strength of character, beauty, love, and family. And how … Continue reading →

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Where Home Is

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

Everyone’s home is different, the map-reading a separate event, each series of directions special to who we are, what we do, where we live. Difficult to describe but everyone knows where their own home is … A WHERE HOME IS … Continue reading →

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Postcard from Lisbon

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

It’s the time of year when lots of people travel to far off places, struggle with visas, foreign languages (we learn at least ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ in the appropriate language before we go), currency exchange, etc.. Then there’s the … Continue reading →

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Time to Spare

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

I plan time carefully before appointments, always wanting to arrive  early. Sometimes things go totally awry. Does this happen to you? … A TIME TO SPARE a ten-minute drive across town with forty minutes                                         to my appointment but – road … Continue reading →

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The Prose of my Life

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Joanna M. Weston

I spent time over Christmas detailing my genealogy, digging out dates and places, with one of my sons. Which, of course, set me looking back and remembering. The result is a potted autobiography, great fun to write … A A … Continue reading →

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July Haiku

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Joanna M. Weston

Summer, and I can read on the patio, watch trees grow, paint a picture, or go travelling. So many of us head out to explore other countries, go camping, enjoy beaches, new experiences by plane, car, or ferry … A … Continue reading →

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Happy Travelling

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Joanna M. Weston

I’m a good packer:  everything goes, flat and tidy, into my small red roll-along suitcase and I manage to get everything in. Yet I take more clothes than I need … and forget something … A A HAPPY TRAVELLING     … Continue reading →

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