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A selfie of two women in a car on a roadtrip

Kay time

Image: on the road A road trip to visit Hotel Meg & fabulous friends Kay and I’s first stop on our little sojourn to Queensland was the Buffalo Farm, just out of Eungai, about an hour north of Port Macquarie.… Read More »Kay time

In outback Australia, a white locked gate to a farm with a long dirt driveway and a large tree at the side

Dubbo & Coonabarabran

Image: Blantyre front gate 15 February 2026 A family pilgrimage to the bush Janette’s ashes had been sitting expectantly beside the rest of her mother’s ashes (perhaps Blossom’s right arm or left foot – who knows) since late September 2025.… Read More »Dubbo & Coonabarabran

A view from a high lookout over a green valley with mountains in the distance and blue sky around

Mount Beauty

Image: Kiewa Valley November 2025 A camping, hiking and winery visit to a beautiful part of Australia While sitting at the airport at the end of our Larapinta trek, Em, Nic and I locked in a camping and hiking adventure… Read More »Mount Beauty

Birthday bush bash

21 June 2025 – a memorable 46th birthday It was a bright brisk winter’s morning in Mittagong and my 46th birthday. My bonus-mum Sandra and her kitchen assistant, Neilo, cooked up a big breakfast of bacon and eggs to fuel… Read More »Birthday bush bash