A toast – to overcoming fears and having adventures
I went to the dam today. “So what?” I hear you ask “You do that all the time” Yes, but usually it’s with Doc in the Hilux, this time it was on my own on …
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Out west, where the sunsets are golden and there are a million stars
It’s summer and everybody is taking their annual holidays. Australia is in the middle of the hottest heatwave on record and everybody’s heading en masse to the beach, so why am I going west? No, …
Jumping castles, inflatable mazes and art – more Sydney Festival
Another Sydney Festival has come and gone – at least for me, the Festival continues until 27 January. I saw a few shows, wandered around city, jumped on a jumping castle and wandered through an …
Sydney Festival time
Christmas is over and we’re back from the farm. Next on the list of summer traditions is the Sydney Festival. Every year a girlfriend comes up from Canberra to stay, and, along with a few …
The Southern Highlands, and hedges
The Southern Highlands – Bowral, Mittagong, Berrima, Moss Vale. Antiques, pubs, markets. Frost, fires, country walks. As if that’s not enough, there’s more. I was working in the Southern Highlands in December, so I got …
Life’s good .. and the days are long!
Days go so slowly when you get up before sunrise. After going to bed before dark, unsurprisingly I was up this morning to watch the sunrise, and a beautiful one it was too. The countryside …