Category Archives: Personal

A hike in the Cathedral Ranges, Victoria

We left Shepparton and Melbourne early in the morning to rendezvous at the Taggerty Store. After a conversation with a local lady weRead More »

My belated mother’s day adventure

I love to spend time in nature whenever I can so to have a whole day with my kids for a belated Mother’s Day adventure made it evenRead More »

Pine Valley Hut Hiking – Tasmania

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” Gary Snyder Being in nature always feels like home to me, no matter where it is but placesRead More »

A road trip to Pambula to make a spoon, oh yes!

My friend Annie was having a birthday. For her birthday she decided she wanted to learn how to carve a spoon and so did I. So we headed offRead More »

immersed in music

If he’s not playing music or making it or listening to it or learning it he’s now reading about it. Jaiman hadn’tRead More »

“Follow me” she said ……

Kate slipped away into her room and came back carrying her teddy and wearing a different dress and said to me, “Can you pleaseRead More »

“Tell me about your torches please Dad”

Everywhere my dad goes he always has a torch and always wants to make sure everyone has one near them when it is dark. It’s veryRead More »

the most inspiring woman to me

Today at an International Women’s Day Event the MC Robynne Nelson – a very inspiring Yorta Yorta woman encouraged us to go homeRead More »

A little mountain energy

For the last night of a two week roadtrip visiting family and friends I decided to camp at one of my favourite places in the mountainsRead More »