by Deryn | Jan 29, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Social History, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions
Transformation 2 My art journey began at a young age with a red hibiscus flower drawing, thus started my botanical themes and colors. My desire to go to Art School was frustrated at the time I left school, so I started my career as a Geological Cartographer by... 
by Deryn | Jan 22, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Real Life, Seasons of Life, Social History, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
In my last blog, I chatted about the time and place we were born into in History. For every baby born the year of COVID, the parents spent time and thought finding a name they wanted to call their child. With great care, they chose a name befitting the new... 
by Deryn | Jan 8, 2021 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Seasons of Life, Social History, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, Uncategorized
A New year heralds new beginnings, new opportunities, and hope that things will be better this year. We have just come to the end of the first year of COVID lockdowns. So many of my friends and family have had a new addition to their family this year. A year of... 
by Deryn | Nov 28, 2020 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Real Life, Retirement, Seasons of Life, Spiritual, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions
The trail It is not too difficult to find safe places to exercise and enjoy walking near the city, so we headed off to Fort Du Pont Park for a Sunday afternoon walk. The park is a wooded area in Washington DC on the site of an old Civil War fort designed as a defense... 
by Deryn | Jun 13, 2020 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Retirement, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
This is the second half of my trip to Western Australia, my hosts had planned the itinerary according to my love of nature and art. We often we travel with companions whose taste differs from ours, so what a treat to have friends who shared my interests and... by Deryn | Apr 30, 2020 | LANDSCAPES OF LIFE, Nature, Retirement, Seasons of Life, TRANSFORMATION, Transitions, Travel
On to Adelaide to visit family members of the Rhodesian diaspora; I had been to Adelaide before on several other occasions. We headed off to the Adelaide Festival after church. This is wonderful Arts Festival is focused around the Rundall Mall, famous for its...