Well, lockdown has finally eased in Melbourne and I've been taking advantage of the new freedoms by going to the beach as often as I can. I am super grateful to live where I do but I have missed seeing the horizon and the roof of the world stretching over... Read more →

For the last who knows how many weeks I've been confined to travelling within five kilometres of my home. Yes, I am super grateful to have such a lovely home and thank goodness for a garden and a creek trail just down the way. I am grateful we are no... Read more →

I'm not sure how much longer I can keep doing our annual Christmas windows celebration. Every year since my first daughter was born, I've taken my girls into the city to see the holiday windows created by a major Australian department store. The store spends about nine months creating a... Read more →

I was sitting in my friend's backyard yard. When I say back yard I really mean paddock. Actually I mean small village, her place is huge. I was sitting there on her 23 acre property, next to the dam and watching a platypus happily splashing about in the water. That... Read more →

I snuck out of town for a couple of days last weekend to visit a very good friend who has just moved to Tassie. She's swapped the congestion of inner city Melbourne for acreage near Deloraine in the Central Western Tiers. It's a little piece of paradise. She woke me... Read more →

It's been thirteen years since I've had a window seat on a plane. These days it's my girls who get to peer out the window while I sit in the aisle. The view from up there is incredible. Especially when you're flying from Launceston to Melbourne as I did. I'd... Read more →

After the launch of Mountain Secrets (the Ginninderra Press anthology of poems) I spent time with my family exploring the Blue Mountains. I haven't explored the area for years. When we come we usually catch up with friends and miss all the spectacular scenery. This time, however, we made sure... Read more →

On the weekend I travelled to the Blue Mountains for the Ginninderra Press launch of their latest poetry anthology, Mountain Secrets. I'm chuffed to say my poem, Gunnung Batur is included in the collection. I wrote the poem when I was on holiday in Bali. The deadline for submission to... Read more →

I spent last week camping in the bush at Hawks Nest in New South Wales. I was there with my daughters to attend the Jon Young Music, Nature and Storytelling Workshop. Jon Young is a naturalist, tracker and mentor from North America. He's also an author (What the Robin Knows... Read more →

There's just so much to love about Bali. The warm, tropical weather. The patient, friendly Balinese. The bustling streets and chaotic traffic. And for me, all the beautiful handicrafts. People are still using traditional methods to make the things they need. The Balinese still use their hands and time to... Read more →