Out of bed before dawn. Out of my comfort zone completely. I'd wanted to do this forever. Dressed in warm clothes, socks, my cashmere coat. Out to the car. Windscreen washers and wipers on, to clear the layer of frost across the screen. The town, normally still largely asleep at this hour, was ... READ the POST

I'm back. Writing brain back in order I hope. I thought I might tell you about our Easter family camp. We have gathered here in our hills country as the greater family for decades over Easter. About twenty three of us. We are a family happy together beyond measure. Over all the years, and among ... READ the POST

My recent short holiday was back to Kangaroo Island to stay with my sister and brother and his partner in his comfy little holiday home on the beach. It is a truly pristine place. On a good weather day, the ferry crossing takes about forty five minutes. I find it interesting to see that all ... READ the POST

On contemplating what to write about this month, I thought maybe I would share a little of the ordinariness of my life - an ordinariness that is unique to me. I have noticed over the past few days that there has been an out of the ordinary spike in my readership graph. On my website I am able to ... READ the POST

My Coorong holiday. I drove down to my sister's in the Adelaide Hills. I always enjoy the drive from here through Williamstown, Birdwood, Woodside, to Belair. The cooler hills climate keeps everything greener for longer, and the countryside with its farm-houses, sheds, sheep and cattle, creeks, and ... READ the POST

It's holiday time in Australia - something that millions of people from third world countries possibly have no concept of. In news items, movies and docos we see of war-torn, poverty-stricken nations, populated with the starving, infirm, motherless, spouseless - at menial work, or begging on the ... READ the POST