A beautiful time of year
The day breaks and there is a slight chill in the air. It’s enough to make you reach for a jumper until the sun has made it’s journey high enough […]
The King in the Street
Thursday morning started off just like any other day. The little yellow school bus chugged up the hill past our house at 7am bringing me out of my slumber and […]
The Way it’s Been Done for Centuries
A way of life that hasn’t changed in centuries. Activities, traditions and practices that have been passed down from father to son, mother to daughter for thousands of years. It’s […]
Into the secret garden
As the heat rolls on in summer and the sun beats down relentlessly on the countryside scorching everything in its wake, brown is the colour that dominates the landscape. Sure […]
Rock Statues
All over Jordan, in fields, are silent sentries standing guard, some for centuries, whilst others have only recently taken up their post. They fascinate and intrigue me as I imagine […]
The process behind my blogging – Virtual Blog Tour
I’ve opened the doors and invited you to come on a behind the scenes tour this Monday as I join in the Virtual Blog Tour. Joanne from “Mum… how much […]
Petra – Going beyond the Postcard View
Petra; what superlatives haven’t been used to describe this amazing place. Voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World it most certainly deserves this title and captures the […]
When the weather goes wild.
Days of mid 20 degrees Celsius in Winter, snow in Spring, dust storms that reduced visibility to less than a metre, freak storms the likes which haven’t been seen by […]
Waiting for the flock to come home
As the sun starts its final descent to it’s resting place, painting the surrounding mountains with glorious hues of gold, copper and bronze, it signals the time for bringing the […]
Black Beauties
I headed off with anticipation. Would they be there, would this drive deliver the outcome that I wanted, would I see what I was looking for, had my memory from […]
Middle East Moments 