Charmiene's Books

2012-01-06T09:53:00.000-08:00

I just updtaed one of my publishing sites and now I have to figure out how to get a video on it!

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/charmiene_batten

MY Book site

I will be displaying my photographic artwork here in February at the Vegeria vegan restaurant. 10% of sales goes to charity

http://myvegeria.com/Home.php

I will be at the La Taza monthly wholistic event every third Sunday , which will be moving to the Hilton Hotel in February

http://www.wholisticfestival.com/La-Taza-Monthly-Events.html

I will be at the Hilton hotel wholistic festival on Jnauary 21st

http://www.wholisticfestival.com/4-Seasons-Wholistic-Festival.html

Wishing you all a happy January!

Happy New Year!

2012-01-02T07:17:00.000-08:00

“LIFE'S CHALLENGES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO PARALYZE US,

THEY HELP US DISCOVER WHO WE ARE"

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Happy New Year! Another opportunity to feel that new beginnings and new steps in life can be made. 2011 was a bumpy year for me on numerous levels and yet there are so many ways and reasons to feel grateful.

It was the hottest and driest summer for 150 years and the lavender farms couldn’t produce any lavender this year. It has not been easy taking the bus and waiting at bus stops in the scorching dust and heat. Our garden and vegetables could not survive the heat either. Our beautiful 9 year old Sheltie ‘Kali’ died unexpectedly of lung cancer in September – we miss her so much. My dear friend in Switzerland, Valerie Heutschi died of lung tumors in April. I cried a lot – and felt such overwhelming sadness at the pain her two children and husband must have felt at the loss of their wife and mother. There were some other profound losses in 2011.

YET life continues and we adopted our beautiful Sheltie called ‘Spirit’ from the Austin Sheltie Rescue, in April, before even knowing that ‘Kali’ was sick. Spirit has helped us though the loss of Kali. I had the wonderful opportunity to teach English (ESL) as a volunteer at an adult learning center for the summer, which I really enjoyed. I joined the monthly Body/Mind/Spirit Fair to sell my books and photography at the Unlimited Thought Bookstore. This is held on the first weekend of every month. I also joined the Wholistic Fair on every third Sunday at La Taza coffee House, where I sell my art and books and do palmistry readings. I joined a writers group. I have become fascinated with the latest scientific discoveries of our cosmos and how the Universe burst into life. Quantum physics has began to really interest me.

My handsome great nephew whose name is Jasper was born in May – sthis is the closest I will get to being a grandmother. My nephew Luke met the lovely Tanya, they fell in love and then came baby Jasper.

I continue to love photography and writing - it keeps me alive!

Happy New

2011-09-27T12:55:00.000-07:00

On Friday we will lose our beloved Kali, she will fall asleep and fly to a heavenly realm - yes!. she was diagnosed with terminal cancer 3 weeks ago and 10 days ago she lost the use of her legs. It has been a very painful time to see her in distress and we have all been unable to sleep much. Here is a picture of her when we moved to Texas 6 years ago - she loved Seattle with the big green dog parks and she was allowed to come on the bus with us - Seattle loves dogs. Even though she really enjoyed having her own garden here in San Antonio, and chasing the squirrels - San Antonio is a place where many people generally don't value the beautiful souls that dogs have. Many people here don't understand the unconditional love that a dog can give - maybe one day they will understand the God given gift that dogs are in this world. But for now, we see stray dogs and dogs kept in back yards and used as alarm systems.

We have our wonderful dog 'Spirit' who joined our family 4 months ago and he is like an angel, so tender and gentle with Kali. He is also a Shetland Sheepdog like kali, and they look very similar.

Swiss Book

2011-06-02T08:36:00.000-07:00

I have just edited and updated my book about Switzerland. I also wanted to edit a name, so as to protect the identity of my first husband and the father of my daughter - who is Swiss

Yes Switzerland really dances in my heart!

Slideshow of my photos

2011-04-02T17:48:00.001-07:00

Just click on any of the photos to see a description

slide show of my photographs

2011-04-02T17:47:00.000-07:00

This is a slideshow of my photos, just learnt how to post this

Loss and Love

2011-02-18T11:53:00.000-08:00

Life's journey IS about the ultimate experience and ache of loss as well as the brimming bliss of love and joy. It is an art form, a picture that is painted with a kaleiderscope of colours - I have heard this Life journey, described as......... 'Leela'.

here is a video that speaks to the ache of loss:

and here is a video that speaks of the bliss of joy:

So far my books are about real life, real feelings and honesty expression - maybe I will one day write a novel with fictional characters.
But for now, I write and I write ....and I write and its real

Swiss Books

2011-02-16T14:00:00.000-08:00

I am saddened to say that I have had to remove my Book about Switzerland from the online bookstores - or more correctly said - it has been removed.

My books are memoirs written in short story form, with a focus on a shared and human journey though life . I am convinced that we, as a unified humanity, share the kaleiderscope of feelings, experiences, challenges and joys - though we may process and work with the nuances in this 'painting of life' in our own uniqe way - nevertheless I find it profoundly beautiful to air some of those personal experiences and feelings in the spirit of unity. How else can we join hands in our aspiration to evolve, learn and gain the clarity of spiritual and emotional wholeness.

My first husband, a Swiss man, for reasons of his own, apparently does not want his name or his past to be known or shared. Therefore he had my book removed from the internet.

I will re-write those chapters in order to "hide" him, before publishing my Swiss book again.

In my Swiss book, I wrote a chapter about my first marriage, which was written as a deeply intense mix of tragedy and beauty because we lost our baby girl. The beauty of her birth is something that lights up my heart and to this day brings me waves of joy - the tragedy of her death leaves a wound. Perhaps my writing did step on her father's personal boundaries and expose too much for comfort - and yet it is my life I write about. He was a part of my life for ten years.

I will have to reflect on how to re-write this part of my life while respecting his privacy.

Writing for me, has been such a comfort and form of authentic expression.

I also published a tribute to our daughter here:

TRIBUTE TO FAYE

Her grave has been taken away, as is the Swiss custom. After 20 years, graves are removed.

Can you imagine my joy when I found an online site to pay tribute to my daughter, it was almost like having her grave. AND I finally was able to have her birth certificate in my hands, after all these years. In Switzerland births and deaths are noted in a 'Blue Book, which only the husband has access to. Maybe things have changed now.

I took the time to request her birth certificate, which was sent to me from Switzerland and I joyously posted it with her tribute. My tears of joy were so deeply rooted in the heart - and yet this too has been removed by Faye's father. Her birth certificate was removed a few days ago. I miss seeing it on her tribute.

The older Swiss culture is very private - and though I respect that trait, I am aware that, in my view, my Swiss ex-husband had a particularly rigid outlook on life.

I will honour the memory of our daughter for my whole life - and I celebrate her existence in this world. It puzzles me why her father would not wish this to be publicly known, yet I respect his choice, even though it appears to be denying his own footprints in life.

Here she is, my little angel who would now be 37 years old

FEBRUARY

2011-02-01T15:10:00.000-08:00

Its February, time really flies and I have a birthday coming up - again. February always reminds me of snowdrops, which is the first sign of blessed growth after the cold winter months. I wrote a story about snowdrops in my book about 'Childhood'.
Click on the link below to see my story:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/sita/writing/5888780-snowdrops

I don't have any photos of snowdrops myself, but one day maybe I will find some and be there at the right moment. Here are some bluebells!!

Here is a video and music that I think is really beautiful by Jon & Vangelis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0rX_iyUkfg&feature=related

Charmiene's Books: MIDDLE AGE

2011-01-18T14:38:00.000-08:00

Charmiene's Books: MIDDLE AGE

MIDDLE AGE

2011-01-18T14:29:00.000-08:00

Do you look back at your choices and decisions and wish they had been different? Do we really know how things would have turned out had we made different decisions? I know that it is easy to look back with the added wisdom of maturity.

I find it is a time in my life where I am not only looking forward but also looking back at events and memories.
I often wonder why I left Switzerland when I did - because I had worked so hard to gain entrance into Zurich University and I succeeded! It was one of the happiest times in my life, to be studying for my degree in Ethnology. I loved it!! So why did I leave? I simply don't know.
Things seemed to line up so perfectly to push me into a move to Hawaii - America - India and the Osho spiritual community. I think I tried really hard to NOT make this move. Was I weak willed? Did I give in to an easy way out? Did I NOT continue fighting for my truth?

This makes me wonder whether there is a 'plan' that pushes us onto a path of learning or simply a path that we must walk on ........no matter how much we resist it.........we get that push.

Do we?

I look back and see how I COULD have stayed in Switzerland, finished my degree and lived a secure lifestyle. Instead I've lived a nomadic lifestyle and written 8 books and still writing and don't feel very secure on a material level. Yet I feel rich on many other levels.

Is there a time in our life when we look back at the choices and decisions we have made? Is it a time to be at peace with those decisions? Ultimately, as Ramesh Balsekar says: "It is what it is".

I remember at age 29, I wanted to go to Africa and do voluntary humanitarian work. I have that same feeling now.

I love this song by Susan Boyle, hope you enjoy it too:
(CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW)

I WAS BORN TO BE

I would love to hear your comments and insights of your own path of choices

Charmiene

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2011-01-10T16:14:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!

I had the feeling that this new year will bring inner strength and courage to stand strong in what we feel - peacefully. I have felt saddened by the political rhetoric here in America. Hopefully things will become more evolved, peaceful and humanitarian in the political arena.

LeRoy and I went on a driving trip to Taos and Arizona. Kali, our Sheltie came with us and she loves driving trips too. We visited Zeno, who I haven't seen for 30 years. We found a wonderful organic vegetarian cafe called: CHOCOLATREE http://www.chocolatreecafe.com/
in Sedona. I felt I was in the Nirvana of eating.

Here are some photos

Here are some photos:

A NEW GALLERY

2010-12-08T13:40:00.000-08:00

I am so thrilled and appreciative that my books and photos are now for sale in Trillium online gallery, which is a newly created gallery produced by the talented Maureen Maliha and her vision. Maureen is a gifted photographer as well as being an insightfully perceptive human being who cares about the universal creative spirit of art and vision.

Please do take a look by clicking on this link:

CHARMIENE'S PHOTOGRAPHY AND BOOKS

thankyou so much for following my Blog, I really appreciate it!!!

My Photo Site

2010-11-24T16:50:00.000-08:00

I have just updated and edited my RedBubble Photgraphy site, please take a look .........I have developed a passion for photography!

http://www.redbubble.com/people/sita

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

2010-09-16T08:07:00.000-07:00

A renowned author was asked in an interview why she writes - her answer was:

"Because I love it and I need it"

This is short, simple, honest - and exactly my answer too.

I really appreciate you visiting my Blog and my photo gallery (below)

SEE MY PHOTOS

My PHOTO GALLERY

2010-09-12T08:33:00.000-07:00

CLICK HERE TO SEE MY PHOTO GALLERY

I have recently joined a site called RedBubble, which has given me an opportunity to showcase my photographs. I fell in love with photography about 2 years ago when I needed some photos for my book covers and my books themselves. I began with a simple inexpensive phone camera and now I use a dijital point and shoot Lumix camera.

My photos are for sale as greeting cards and framed prints.

I am also getting ready to approach various Animal protection charities in San Antonio Texas because I would like to donate some of the earnings from my photography and books towards the protection of animals. I am sad to say that in Texas, dogs and all animals are officially treated as possessions - in the same category as furniture and owning your furniture is the same as 'owning' a dog. Dogs are not considered to be living (loving) beings with a heartbeat. There are so many stray dogs around San Antonio and the culture appears to accept that as being acceptable. Dogs are left in back yards in all weather and I have asked myself why people even have a dog - well the answer is - it is a cheap alarm system and when this alarm system breaks down - it is easily replaced with a new one

Besides my passion for photography and writing and gardening, I have a passion to try and ease the plight of dogs and offer assistance to those organisations that dedicate themselves to educating and rescuing abused pets.

ENGLAND

2010-09-04T08:45:00.000-07:00

I was born in Axminster, Devon - England - before leaving for East Africa at 6 weeks old!

My family still live in England and I consider it to be my home and 'my roots' even though I seem to have travelled, lived and worked in other countries.

I love England and here are some photos that I recently took, because for the last two years photography has become a great passion! I find it soothing, uplifting and such a wonderful way to express one's heart.

This is the beach in Budleigh Salterton, it is a lovely pebbly beach with a wildlife sanctuary of marshes nearby where the birds and wildlife are protected.

This is the lovely Exeter Quay, where swans float and glide along the river and walk around with their baby cygnets on the grass.

This photo is in Instow, North Devon - it is a lovely place with a lot of historic and old world cottages. Across the bay is Appledore.

This is called Blackbury Camp, it is near Beer (seaside village/town) and you have to drive down a small country lane to reach this place - and when you get there it is an enchanting sanctuary where the bluebells carpet the woods in Springtime. It is wonderful to be there. This locarion is also an ancient and sacred place in the Iron Age times.

This is my book about England which can be viewed and purchased online in USA or Europe

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thankyou so much for visiting my Blog!! I appreciate it very much

ZURICH

2010-08-15T15:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos of Zurich, it was my home for 15 years and I still feel a deep attachment to this wonderful city. Mostly I lived inThalwil - but I also lived in Munstergasse in the enchanting Niederdorf when I was at University. These photos have been taken in the last couple of years when I came for very short and nostalgic visits - and it rained! Nevertheless I basked in the memories of an impressionable time.
Zurich University was the epitome of happiness - I was ecstatic to be accepted and registered as a student to study Ethnology, Psychology and Folk History. I lived in Zug (near Lucerne) for a year when I worked as a nursing auxilliary at Burgerspital, which was located on the lake of Zug - what a beautiful sight with glorious sunsets - I saw every evening from the hospital windows.

A misty rainy day but beautiful view from the University. You can take the Polybahn up to the University and look over Zurich.

An evening view of the Limmat and the bridge that I know so well

This is the on the Bridge - a very rainy day!

I remember going to the Alpli Bar with Daniel and having their special fluffy drink of milk, raw egg and brandy

This is near The TurlerSee, where I was walking with Denise when I visited last year

This is the lovely place called Stein am Rhein

OK....... no more misty rainy photos of Zurich ......Zurich really is sunny, green, colourful and gorgeous in summer. Switzerland has so much crispy snowy beauty during winter in the mountains.

LYME REGIS

2010-08-13T16:09:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos of a beautiful part of the Dorset coast called Lyme Regis. I went to school at The Woodroffe School and my family lived there for a few years before moving to Marshwood in Dorset. Lyme Regis is part of the Jurassic coast where ancient fossils can be found on monmouth beach. Mary Anning was an eager fossilist in this area in the 19th century. Jane Austen wrote her novel Persuasion while residing there and the movie with Meryl Streep 'The French Leutenants Woman' was filmed there. It was a mystical sight to see her standing at the end of The Cobb.

This is the Cobb in Lyme Regis - what an amazing walk this is - and scarey on a windy day!

The Cobb Arms a well known pub by the beach - I remember having prawns and chips there many years

ago!

This is the Alexandra hotel, it is lovely to have tea on the lawn!

I used to go to my ballet classes at the back of this hotel.

this is a landmark - a pretty cottage as you drive into Lyme Regis

this is one of the fossils embedded in stone, I saw it on Monmouth beach this year

The Harbor

This is Golden Cap

Hope you enjoy them

you can see more of my photos at:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/sita

HOUSEKEEPER BOOK

2010-08-12T18:14:00.000-07:00

Hello,
this is quite an eclectic collection of true life stories that are amusing and thought provoking. My stories reveal an interesting theme where the unspoken chasm between employers and employees is highlighted in a playful light. The era of 'upstairs downstairs' appears to continue in today's world - those who pay and those who are being paid seem suspiciously guarded towards each other - I often wondered who is taking advantage of who! My book describes a mixed bag of characters, places and situations.

You can purchase or preview my book at this link:

www.lulu.com/content/2881985

AMERICA

2010-08-09T12:48:00.000-07:00

Hello, this is my book of narratives about America. Some observations and insights while living in Hawaii, Alaska, San Diego and Seattle. Alaska is one of those magnificent places where nature showers one with beauty and strength. My story about Mount Susitna, known loaclly as 'The Sleeping Lady' is still one of my favorites. My beautiful Sheltie dog, gave me love and joy. I named her 'Passion because Alaska is a land filled with passion.

The fragrance, music and colours in the tropical paradise of Hawaii makes the heart dance! Plumeria blossom, will always have a place in my memories. The indigenous and spiritual connection with nature, touches one's soul in this enchanting land. Pele, the majestic Goddess of fire resides on The Big Island.

see my book at this link:

www.lulu.com/content/2828041

A Medley of Reflections

2010-08-08T08:13:00.000-07:00

Hello .......This book is a collection of short and in my eyes, meaningful observations and insights about our daily life. I have highlighted some personal experiences that gave me 'food for thought' and I have commented on some incidents that reflect our shared journey in life. Hope you enjoy this book!

You can purchase A Medley of Reflections at this link:

www.lulu.com/content/1723268

I would really appreciate any reviews or ratings you can post for my books on amazon.com and/or http://www.lulu.com/
Thanks so much!!

Have a great day.

This photo is Ladram Bay in Devon, England

Reflections of Childhood

2010-08-07T08:01:00.000-07:00

Click to view: Childhood Reflections

This is my Dad at Lake Victoria in Kampala, where we all swam and by doing so, contracted the illness Bil Harzia, which was cured at the London hospital of Tropical diseases a few years later.

HELLO, while I was working as a caregiver in England I took care of an elderly lady in Henley on Thames and during my time off I sat with my lap top computer and wrote a book about my childhood reflections. Though I was born in Axminster in England, at 6 weeks old I moved to East Africa. My father was offered a fantastic job as an agricultural consultant and inspector in the coffee industry. He loved his 'safari' life, driving out to coffee plantations so that he could inspect and grade the coffee beans. I remember going with him a few times and to this day those recollections are exciting and memorable. My dad loved his life there - and I think he was the happiest that I have ever known him; after moving back to England when I was 8 years old - dad's life never seemed so fulfilling. My mother on the other hand, pined for England and that was the deciding factor. We lived between England and Africa for the first 8 years of my life, so I have some adventurous memories of air travel in the 1950's. There was one time we couldn't land in Cairo because people were shooting at the airplanes, so we continued on to the next airport. Flights in those days had to make numerous stops to refuel. We left London and stopped in Paris to refuel, then in Cairo, Benghazi and onto to Kampala. I think we even stopped in Rome on a couple of those flights to Africa.
It was also during that time that Idi Ahmin began to oust the Europeans from this country and as we lived in Kampala, Uganda - there began a precarious time for us.

You can purchase my book about Childhood Reflections at this link:

www.lulu.com/content/2828057

THE EQUATOR MARKER

sorry this is not upright - we lived on the Equator line so it was an exciting thing to see this sign

INDIA

2010-08-06T08:36:00.000-07:00

I first went to India in 1981 to see the sage and spiritual teacher Osho Rajneesh in Pune. It was a momentous trip with Daniel Noll who was a devotee of Osho. We flew with Air Lanka from Zurich and arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where we spent 3 weeks sightseeing the beaches and riding around on a motorbike. It was exciting and scarey on that mororbike because Daniel had been in a life threatening motorbike accident in Zurich the year before; he had faced near death and was now eager to live each moment to the full! We spent a week in Kalkuddah in a basic and simple hut right on the beach. Then on to India and the chaos of Bombay before a horrendous taxi ride to the hills of Pune. The ashram was a sanctuary filled with Europeans, Americans, Australians and devotees from all over the world. The Germans seemed to love the progressive encounter groups that were held in this ashram. It was a mixed bag of spirituality, laughter, therapy, dating club and the pursuit of enlightenment! What a playful and colourful environment!
I was to return to India as well as Thailand again in 1987, 1990, 1992 and 2001 - and each trip was different and involved a variety of experiences.

Here is my book, which is a collection of narratives about those experiences, observations and insights during those trips!

www.lulu.com/content/2797071

I would be grateful for your review or rating that you would like to post on http://www.lulu.com/ about my book.

thankyou so much

charmiene.............Sita.............Mouni

SWITZERLAND

2010-08-05T07:11:00.000-07:00

Today, August 5th, its a very significant day for me personally because it's the day my daughter was born, 37 years ago in Zurich Switzerland, when I was married to Felix Leyer. I imagine I may have grandchildren by now if Faye had lived. She lives on, in my heart now - never forgotton.
My book about Switzerland is a collection of narratives about my life there and the observations I made. I lived there for 15 years and as a teenage English girl coming to a new country and immersed in a young marriage, it took a few years to become accustomed to a different culture, which I did and Switzerland became my home until a set of circumstances prompted a move to America. I love Switzerland and my Swiss friends and I am overjoyed when I have the chance to spend time there walking around Zurich and visiting all the places that represented home for all those years and seeing some very dear friends again.

here is the link to my Swiss book: www.lulu.com/content/2828036

This is one of the chocolate shops in the Rennweg in Zurich - yummy!

This is my beautiful daughter: Faye Claudia, Jennifer Leyer

Swiss Book by Charmiene

ENGLAND

2010-08-04T09:48:00.000-07:00

I began writing short non-fiction narratives about events, people, characters and ordinary daily observations that caught my attention. My book about England evolved as a collection of stories that are thought provoking, funny, meaningful and inspiring. This is the link to purchase my book about England:

www.lulu.com/content/2828015

I made a video of music and photos of England: it should be viewed on small screen because I forgot to make the photos a bigger size for full screen

TUESDAY

2010-08-03T08:36:00.000-07:00

I would like to tell you about the first book I wrote while living on Dartmoor very near Haytor, in a beautiful rustic house that had no heating so we relied on a log fire. It was a really cold winter with snow everywhere so my arctic jacket from Alaska came in very handy. I used to walk through the woods with Scott (Leland) to the nearby pub called The Rock Inn, where we had tea and beer and some chips (french fries) while sitting by a huge log fire. On one of those evenings, when walking back to the house I felt transported into another dimension - there seemed to be an enchanting circle around a big tree where fairies gathered. No......I wasn't drunk (ha!).
We had just bought our first computer in 1991, and thanks to Scott's dedicated ability to learn new things and share that knowledge with me - I began writing on this computer! That was the start of my writing adventures. The computer was a catalyst for me to write books where I found myself in a wonderful sanctuary of timelessness. My first book was about a fairy called Araminta. The book seemed to write itself as it flowed from my hands onto the computer screen. I felt very excited especially because writing seemed to flow like a river flowing to the ocean, it wasn't any effort. I enjoyed it so much that it became a form of meditation for me.

Araminta is a fairy who comes to planet earth, to share insights and information about her fairy world. Initially I named this book 'The real truth about fairies' - because I felt that I was writing directly from the fairy world. Some may all it channeling. I have no lable for this flowing of energy except to say that it was an inspiring experience for me to write this book. I have since been researching some scientific discoveries about the cosmos, universe and the newly discovered 11th dimension; so this gave me a lot of food for thought after I had written my book, which I later re-named
'Araminta's Message - A communique from the Enchanted world of Fairies'

This book has gone through several revisions and now it is ready to fly into the world. I wrote to a few publishers with no results, so I finally self-published on LULU.
You can see my book at this link:

www.lulu.com/content/2743734

It is also available on amazon.com by doing a search for my name: Charmiene Maxwell-Batten on the amazon site.

I would be so very grateful for any review or ratings that you could post for me on LULU or amazon.com

thanks so much!!

Monday

2010-08-02T11:29:00.000-07:00

I am now going to start writing my daily blog - thanks to Heather from San Francisco, who has helped me dive into it again. With her expert knowledge of the cyber world, I am encouraged to get this blog going!!
THANKYOU Heather!!!

This is a photo of Texas Stonehenge - yes it's stonehenge in Texas - I remember being able to walk around the original stoneheng in England before it became a tourist attraction - now it is cordoned off so no more climbing around on those ancient mystical rocks, as I did when I was in my twenties.

Tomorrow I am going to write a bit about my fairy book, which I wrote in 1991 when living in Dartmoor England.

2009-08-17T14:13:00.001-07:00

I saw the movie Julia and Julie, and it gave me the motivation to start a blog, it will take me a few days even weeks to figure it all out, but I'm going to keep on trying. I am always reminded when I got my first bicycle at 8 years old - and I kept riding it up and down, falling off and bruising my whole body until I could ride - what a liberation that was. Same thing with swimming - I kept paddling until I could stay above water.

This is a photo of a friend, I took it on Bodmin moor in England this winter.

charmiene

2009-08-17T14:10:00.001-07:00

I'm not sure if I have mastered this blogging technique - I wrote a blog yesterday but it didn't show up yet hmmmmm .......its all trial and error for now

charmiene

2009-08-15T19:17:00.001-07:00

I think this blog can now receive messages

2009-08-15T19:12:00.001-07:00

I'm trying to figure this blogging thing out so that people can leave a comment

2009-08-15T17:18:00.001-07:00

I am also posting some of my photos with the blogs I write, and hope you will enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoy taking photos.

charmiene

2009-08-15T17:10:00.001-07:00

I have called this Charmiene's books and spiritual journeys because in 1991 when I got my first PC computer I started writing - and to this day I haven't stopped. My life has been spent traveling a great deal even though most of it wasn't planned. I love writing - and now I have 8 books - self-published. I will post one of my stories every week on this blog and I would love to hear form anyone who feels in tune with what I write about. Each of my books is a compilation from a different country of non-fiction stories about people and situations that have touched my heart - it would give me so much joy to know if it resonates with you too.

charmiene