Ah Melbourne, how I love to visit. Back in April, when tickets to PAX Aus were released, I snapped up six tickets for the Friday and planned a trip around that. day. I chatted to Gran about making it our family holiday, and when I found cheap flights and reasonable accommodation, Gran was all in,…
Continue reading →Pizzeys = fishing shacks leased by my Mum and some of her cousins, on the Burrum River near Maryborough. Back in May, over a few glasses of Prosecco, Marian and I decided that we should all, including Gran and Grumpy, go to Pizzeys together, during the September school holidays. Now because my brain was so…
Continue reading →You know when you have those weeks that just keep on giving you all those little sparks of joy? Yeah. I just had one. So many of us spend our life chasing happiness, thinking that we will arrive somewhere, some day, and just be happy. I know I used to, but I now understand that…
Continue reading →Yes I’m only just getting around to another blog post, weeks after my last one. I honestly have every intention of blogging more, but the motivation to actually sit down and start typing is lacking, and I just need to make myself do it more! My life from about March until July 30th (and beyond…
Continue reading →It’s so hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since our four nights away to Tamborine Mountain last year. I just re-read my (very long) blog post about that trip and I can honestly still take myself back there and live off the relaxation that was had, and now I get to add…
Continue reading →Aw my Julius. After Frith passed away, Mum and Dad and I would frequently say “thank God for Julius.” In those very dark days and weeks and months, he was our shining light who was, and still is, just full of joy and kindness and all things good. His birthday week is coming to a…
Continue reading →I found them! Okay, so you didn’t know this, but I recently went looking for my beloved Nanny’s cake tins – the ones she cooked her infamous cakes in for all those years, and for whatever reason I could not find them. I started getting really worried and sad that I may have misplaced them,…
Continue reading →Aw these ladies! Happy 40th to two of my gorgeous cousins. I’ve known these girls their whole lives and have grown up with them as sisters. Although we don’t get to see each other that often, we are always together in spirit. They are two of my biggest cheerleaders and I just adore them infinitely….
Continue reading →The last two Mother’s Days in particular have been kind of awesome for me. You can read about them here and here. To be honest, I didn’t want to have any expectations leading in to today, as that can often lead to disappointment, so I kept calm and hoped for the best! The morning was…
Continue reading →Gosh what a great weekend away! Friday we arrived a few at a time, and just settled in to our Beach House, went for a walk on the beach… …and made reservations for dinner. The food was delicious, the drinks were flowing as was the uninterrupted conversation! Saturday was all about the op-shops and there…
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