My first year of blogging…

Why should we all use our creative power…? Because there is nothing that makes people so generous, joyful, lively, bold and compassionate, so indifferent to fighting…

Instagram, love, looking around and poetry…

Love, loss, looking around… This post takes inspiration from my poetry roots – Massey University’s paper once called Love, loss, looking around, and Insta-poetry. Instagram a…

Wintergardens – slice of summer in winter

What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome. Are not…

Hidden gem in Auckland’s Learning Quarter…

The University Creative Processes paper first assignment is a ‘Me’ box; an original creative work, which allows the tutor to get to know their student. For…

Finding film noir and the hard-boiled detective in Helensville’s, The Grand Hotel…

The sun was melting the early morning frost on the grass verge as I walked towards The Grand Hotel, the setting for the Focus Photography group…

Briefcase – contains legal documents and poems by John Adams

In a recent blog, Poetry Showcase – the hiatus explained and looking for a way forward, with a little help from friends, I mentioned my one-time…

White Rabbit Gallery – Sydney, State of Play

This week I started watching Australia’s ABC television series Redfern Now. Produced by Blackfella Films it is groundbreaking Australian drama that combines the talents of Indigenous…