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 […]
Tag Archives: Jordanian culture
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 […]
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 […]
Not quite to my taste!
I have been meaning to bring you another blog post, since I wrote this one, about the interior stylings of some of the houses that I have visited here in […]
Here yesterday, gone today, when will it be back?
Why of course tomorrow! Tomorrow – the universal answer here in Jordan to any question to which the recipient either doesn’t know the answer to or knows that you won’t […]
Showy blooms and the race against the sheep
As if the winter wildflowers don’t have enough to contend with in the harsh conditions in which they bravely choose to show their colours, but they are also having to […]
Look at the opportunities, not the dead goat you have to cook with.
My girlfriend in Australia was speaking metaphorically. Ironically I was faced with the reality…..literally I had a dead goat to cook with. I was speaking to my girlfriend about what […]
Post Australia blues and sparkly red shoes!
The more times you do something the easier it gets…..right? Well then tell me this – why hasn’t coming back to Jordan after visiting my home country of Australia gotten […]
The Olive Harvest
The onset of the cold weather or the first rains of the season signal the time has come for the annual olive harvest. Depending on the season the start of […]
The beautiful colours and bountiful harvest of Autumn
I love this time of year especially the late afternoon with the last of the long lingering golden rays before the sun dips over the hills and the hint of […]
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