Jasper …. Tale Of A White Spirit Doggie Wendy Buss At a time when I was weighed down with cares and struggling to see the light side of life I had a lovely opportunity to spend two weeks with a lovely Irish Wolfhound called Jasper. but let me tell you Jasper was no ordinary dog .My time with Jasper was like setting out on this totally unexpected all in ‘boots and all’ magical romp of an adventure with this high vibing white light magical and endearing creature that totally lifted my spirits and helped me remember what… Read More »
A Lesson From Lexi …
A Lesson from Lexi Written by Wendy Buss Lexi The Lexi I was first introduced to was the gentlest friendliest sweetest dog part husky with a lovely brindle coat and a beautiful welcoming nature . When I first met her she was all waggly tail and squirmy butt and willing to be friends from the get go when I arrived at the housesit in Yeppoon where I was to look after her for close to a week while the owners were away visiting family .I felt comfortable and confident Lexi and I would get on well together She’d follow… Read More »
The serpent and the apple
THE SERPENT AND THE APPLE There is an interesting and powerful symbology to the concept of the Serpent and the Apple in the traditional bible story of Adam and Eve ……The apple represents worldy knowledge and sex and the veil of innocence falling forever away .In the story of Adam and Eve the serpent tempts Eve with the Apple and she and Adam discover the forbidden fruits of lust and passion and the joys of sexual hanky panky and as a result they are banished forever from the Garden of Eden It seems like a lot of patriarchal bullshit actually… Read More »
The Lorikeets at Bulcock Beach
Photo courtesy of Aquarium of the Pacific The Lorikeets at Bulcock Beach Early in the morning in the pines outside my window at Bulcock Beach I am woken by a squillion noisy rainbow lorikeets going nuts a squillion rainbow lorikeets are going nuts squeaking squawking squealing shrieking All out s-c-r-e-e-c-h-i-n-g !!! What I ask myself drowsily burying my head in my pillow can these early bird risers find to get so excited about at this hour of the morning ? Are they making love ? Catching up on the previous days gossip ? Planning their days deciding… Read More »
Something about Millie
Something About Millie (or when Karma strikes) Written by Wendy Buss Not Millie but identical doggie could be her twin . I could only really describe Millie as some sort of dream girl doggie Millie was a tiny little chihuahua who was doggie perfection to look at .With big bulbous eyes liquid brown alert bright eyes and the flounciest ears that cascaded like fountains down either side of her head . She was a real live wire .Anytime you as much as looked in Millies direction her eyes would light up and her little ears would start shaking… Read More »
Buggy stacks Pizza Box Art and Alfie’s Charms
Oh boy life is a daring adventure or nothing Now that I’m moving and shaking with the rich and famous I was given the gift of a wonderful opportunity to spend 2 weeks in the country on the most magnificent estate with my own cottage and access to pool tennis courts and private golf course (I have given people permission to shoot me if they ever catch me playing golf or in one of those white uniforms playing lawn bowls ) . In exchange for looking after dogs and horses and keeping my eye on a multimillion dollar estate… Read More »
FROGS FOR SALE
FROGS FOR SALE Wendy Buss As kids growing up in a terraced house in inner city Bristol UK with a couple of square metres of concrete for a backyard we never enjoyed the luxury or the delight of actually coming into close contact with a real life frog . Frogs for us belonged in the realm of story books in the lush green rolling hills and dales of Beatrix Potter and the babbling brooks and mossy fern filled glades and muddy riverbanks of Kenneth Graemes Wind in the Willows This story book world replete with squirrels otters badgers and stoats… Read More »
Time Flies
Time Flies …… I was in a cafe on Saturday and a couple of little kids sitting near a table near me smiled at me and told their mum I looked like their grandma Wow that stopped me in my tracks.People were always telling me I looked young for my age and this was the first time EVER I’d been equated with the Senior Cits brigade ……Then as I realized judging by the age of their mum their grandma was probably in her early fifties .That made me breathe a bit easier …. Maybe I should have been… Read More »
Unicorn magic -Art From The Heart
UNICORN MAGIC…….. .Art from the heart Pic courtesy of We Heart it discovered by Borislava M Zo My art from the heart Whever I tune in and create art from the heart I dont find myself painting goddesses or hearts or mandelas instead what brings me most joy and flows most easily for me is creating pictures which are an organic match for my childrens books which are already written This is the art which inspires and compels me I have always been a writer and written childrens stories but it was only once I retired… Read More »
OH HAPPY DAY
Oh Happy Day Yesterday I found my long lost art folder with a years worth of art work for a children’s book project I am working on called ‘ There’s An Alphabet On Your head ‘ which is a Dr Zeuss inspired rhyming romp of an alphabet book In 2019 I worked on the illustrations for the book creating 5 painted pictures which each took a month to complete and created the layout for the entire book creating sketches for every page …. I put everything into a black art folder Later that year I went travelling and… Read More »