Walking the Same way, seeing different faces

Claire walks the Long way round and finds more Stories I walk most weekday mornings with Emmi, our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Cavvie for short). The route takes me roughly an hour, but this morning it took almost twice that.  I also know where all the dogs live,...

Tourist in my own town – Melbourne

Claire Saxby as a tourist in Melbourne We have completed a self-guided walking tour of (some of) Melbourne’s wonderful lanes and arcades. My friend Cath and my son Richard started at the ANZ Bank Building, perhaps slightly over the tourist photos??? While some...

Me and my poem…Pompeii Dog

The journey of my poem – Pompeii Dog The poem, Pompeii Dog has been accepted by Moving Galleries and will appear in a Melbourne train carriage, to be read by commuters. Fantastic thought that, taking the poetry to the people. A journey that started on a bus in...

Coffee at Williamstown

Walk, Photos and Coffee at Williamstown My son works in a Williamstown creperie, Breizoz, most Sundays. Although he’s worked there for a while, I’d not quite managed to have him make me a coffee, although the offer has been there. So today, after a break...

Coming to a train near you?

Poetry coming to a train near you I’ve just spent a fairly busy two weeks working with a local electoral commission on a council postal election. But in the middle of that time, I escaped on time to get to the launch of Moving Galleries, which included my poem,...

Chim chimeree

Chim Chimeree – a flower or a Song? I bought some flowers at the market yesterday, partly because of their name. The florist had written it as chimchimcheree…which immediately had me singing the chimney sweep song from Mary Poppins and wanting to dance...