Year: 2017

  • And The Sun Came Out Today At RedWing Cafe

    And The Sun Came Out Today At RedWing Cafe

    The Long Way To RedWing Cafe Coffee Because there is no rain (yet) and to prove that RedWing Cafe coffee isn’t the only thing I think about, I actually took a slightly longer way to the RedWing Cafe this morning. The comparative warmth of the sun peeking through some dark clouds in the distance, and…

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  • Exploring Seattle – One Coffee At A Time

    Exploring Seattle – One Coffee At A Time

    In Search Of Coffee in Seattle When you arrive in a new city, especially when staying out of town, you need to know where the coffee is. My first day in the Seattle area was spent in search of a comfy place to drink my morning cup-of-joe, which has become the ritual for kick-starting my…

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  • And Another Day Dawns

    And Another Day Dawns

    Another Day Dawns – 8.30 am – eyes slowly open. OMG! We were supposed to meet my travel-buddy’s friend downtown at 10. Quick shower; throw on some jeans and a couple of layers of t.shirts and jumpers, ugg boots, make-up and I was ready to go – but when I said my eyes were open…

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  • Seattle Adventure – The Sequel

    Seattle Adventure – The Sequel

    It pays to attend to the tiny details when planning a Seattle adventure. But little Mouse, you are not alone, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes of mice and men Go often askew, And leave us nothing but grief and pain, For promised joy!     Robert Burns The famous words…

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  • On A Train To Ballarat

    Long Overdue Reunion With Best Friend Taking a train to Ballarat in regional Victoria gave me time for some quiet reflection on the events of the last few days. One day I was thinking about unpacking from my recent trip to New Zealand; the next day I was in Melbourne, on a train that was…

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