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Perth Personalities
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. Its population nears two million. I meet three of its personalities.BETH ROBERTON
Beth Roberton and her engineer husband Jeremy have built a retreat complex in the Mandaring forest hills above Perth. It is near the airport and ideal for pilgrims in...
Posted at 01:16am on 11th May 2015
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Brisbane
Once it was described as the largest city in the southern hemisphere. Its skyscrapers are people friendly at street level, individual in style and offer each resident a bay window view of its parks and river. This city is coming alive. I booked in to a B&B near the river...Posted at 01:29am on 9th May 2015
Wash-outs And Wedding Anniversaries
The whoopee turned into whoops! My two days on Rainbow Beach were rained upon. Umbrella-less, I jogged to the nearby Indian restaurant and lingered in the shopping arcade: free wifi if you buy a coffee. Andrew collected me at 6.30 am to drive through the rain to the Quiet...Posted at 18:13pm on 30th April 2015
Queensland: The First Seven Days
Day One: I work with my host Judy in their Carboolture home, Pilgrim's Place, on a Celtic Prayer Workbook with leader's guide. I think it is very good. We intend to collaborate and find a publisher for this and her writings about garden plants that are full of wisdom....Posted at 22:08pm on 22nd April 2015
Tahlee – Was This A Retreat?
It was advertised as the Biennial Retreat of The Community of Aidan and Hilda Australia. In the event 27 people arrived at Tahlee, New South Wales. The venue, run by Tahlee Ministries, is a treasure beside an inland sea where wallabies and possums scamper amid cabins built in the 1820’s,...Posted at 05:15am on 20th April 2015
Wait And See A Bit More
The fourth meeting in the Newcastle region of New South Wales was at the interesting home of two friends of my hosts. Every wooden wall is itself a work of art. They sleep in a large insulated glorified shed. Our host, bare foot with a long beard introduces...Posted at 01:05am on 15th April 2015
Wait And See
No public engagements. No company in a strange house. No easy transport. No bounce. No easy answers.Easter break. A gig with 90 people in a tree house. Six tell their hard story with searing honesty. A violinist plays between each and before final deep meditation. I meet a student...
Posted at 15:38pm on 6th April 2015
To New South Wales And Something New
Farewell State of Victoria. Farewell house of Lyons Lee and its marvellous family. Brent has combined the abilities of a Government Chief of Staff with the cheerful servant spirit of Christ. On our last night we saw The Lion King. Sadly Belinda was unwell as I left next morning, but...Posted at 17:05pm on 24th March 2015
Surrender
The first meeting of the Aidan and Hilda Geelong group is a garden BBQ when we share personal stories and end with Night Prayer. We visit Tim and Jay Jeffries. Tim is director of Praxis, which trains young people for a whole life. He and Jay have just had twins!...Posted at 21:07pm on 21st March 2015
Birthday, Bali And Collins Street
March 8, my Birthday Eve: Thomas, Brent and I visit lions, bears and giraffes at Melbourne Zoo. In the evening I recount my family history to Belinda and Brent at a nice end-of-pier Geelong restaurant. I thank, here on this blog, all of you who sent birthday greetingsMarch 9: A...
Posted at 16:38pm on 12th March 2015
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