I am woman and I can travel alone
I mentioned earlier that I might go on a solo outback trip this year. Well, plans are firming. We’re still a fair way from a definite, but it’s getting closer. As a first step, I’m …
the farm
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, …
Our country dunny
For somebody who hates ‘poo’ talk, Doc has an obsession with toilets. At the farm we have two milk-crate toilets. For those not in the know, that’s a milk crate with a hole cut out …
Just a little fire in the bathroom …
I slept through sunrise again. This time I blame Doc for setting fire to the house last night. And for that story we have to go waaay back …
Cactus flowers and a quad bike adventure
We’re back on the farm. It’s only been 2 weeks since we were here last, but Doc wants do more work on our country dunny. And in the spirit of our gendered division of labour …
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 …