by Anna Blanch on February 29, 2012
Everyone has their own battles. Sometimes I feel like the daily struggles I’m dealing with need to be put in perspective. Every challenge I face at the moment is as a result of a decision I’ve made or an opportunity I’ve taken up. My burdens are much lighter than many, even when they feel like [...]
by Anna Blanch on February 28, 2012
For almost two weeks the wretched feeling in the pit of my stomach was gone. For the first time in months the release from guilt was palpable. I was able to spend a couple of days relaxing with a welcome visitor, working but taking time to have some fun. I even managed to get out [...]
by Anna Blanch on February 25, 2012
Sometimes you have to crash a party; especially, if it’s a good one. Today, I’m crashing a travel bloggers meme. I read the entry from Nancy from Family on Bikes who in turn was responding to Steve from You’re not from around here are you? and decided that it would be a good one to [...]
by Anna Blanch on February 14, 2012
This is my offering for Valentine Day. A Nesbit poem from her 1888 collection, “Eastertide.” Lovers E. Nesbit With Springs first breath of scented air Come vague sweet thrills of memory — Remembrance of the days that were, And that again shall never be. Dear ghosts of days for ever dead, When we were [...]
by Anna Blanch on February 11, 2012
I started with something like this: Then I modified the Eastern European leg of the trip, in a post titled Krakow for the win… But the latest changes are the most significant and some of them deserve posts of their own. Before I get to that I’ve put together a snazzy animated map, and have [...]
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by Anna Blanch on February 10, 2012
Though I am familiar with the Hunter region as a consequence of spending some time there and Newcastle being a metropolitan city bigger than Tamworth (the region I’m from), I still have alot to learn. I don’t have rose-coloured glasses about the struggles that a post-industrial city faces. What is inspiring is the creativity that [...]
by Anna Blanch on February 9, 2012
This week I’m yarning with Andy Mort. Andy Mort is a UK based musician and writer, also going by the moniker, Atlum Schema. I first met Andy at Greenbelt in 2011 when we were thrown onto the same panel talking about faith and creativity. He is funny and talented, and quite humble and I’m extremely [...]
by Anna Blanch on February 6, 2012
It’s 6 weeks until I give up the cottage-by-the-sea and head out to Australia. I’ve been keeping a little list of things I’m wondering about in advance of my next big adventure. Don’t expect anything earth-shattering. This is mainly miscellanea: Will I burst into tears when I see my sister? Will I start to drink [...]