Wanderlust “a strong desire to travel.” This week I can absolutely relate to David W’ and the surreal sensation of standing on the opposite side of the world to your usual abode. I experienced this 12 years ago when we arrived in Sydney en-route to our new home in Adelaide. After seeing the photos of the […]
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Earth
This week’s photo challenge is to share an image that means “earth” whether it’s a panorama of a landscape that takes your breath away, a close-up revealing a detail in nature, or another scene that honors the outdoors, as we prepare to celebrate Earth Day on April 22. I took this photograph a couple of […]
This week’s photo challenge is to share a photo that depicts your interpretation of “security.” While there are several interpretations I could have posted for this, I chose the photograph I took when visiting Penang a couple of years ago; scores of lovers have secured their love for each other at Love Lock, Penang Hill. Chief […]
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Debbie’s Hangover
This week when I was cleaning our shower room I stopped for a moment to admire an old Timothy Whites chemist bottle that we use as a ‘decorative piece’ on the windowsill. Timothy Whites was a chain of chemists, founded in the latter half of the 1800’s, incorporated in 1904 and taken over by Boots the […]
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Move Over Dad
Dad, you’ve enjoyed your 5 minutes of fame and now in honour of Mother’s Day, it’s Mum’s turn. You know the phrase ‘behind every great man, there has to be a great woman’ well I know you would be the first person to agree Dad, that Mum was always there for you; supporting you over […]
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And So To The Palace
The day dawned with the anticipation of a wedding day, and the nerves of a driving test. I think Mum and I were far more nervous than Dad who was soon to be face to face with Royalty. The three of us met Cathy Gilman, the former CEO of Bloodwise for a pre-ceremony breakfast. Cathy was […]
Living in tropical Queensland there is an abundance of lush green tropical plants and vegetation which appears so vibrant against the deep blue sky. It IS Easy Being Green!
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Above the World
I left Brisbane mid-afternoon last Friday, on time and with a twenty six hour journey ahead of me – The first leg to Singapore a mere 7 hours; a movie, a couple of episodes of Sex and the City, a feed and a fair portion of my book, we touched down in the early evening. […]
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Must Fly
The time has come for me to make my trip to the UK for Dad’s investiture at Buckingham Palace. My suitcase is packed – lightly, but I am travelling with an extensive shopping list from Chief. Spending a total of 22 hours in the air is certainly an endurance test but at the same time, […]
South Australia boast some of the best wineries in Australia and maybe the world (I’m a tiny bit modest.) One of our favourite day trips as newbies, way back in 2005, was discovering these world class wineries, some of which were off the beaten track and off the sealed road. We drove around this bend in […]
Waking the Wombat 