It's the last leg of the tour and we're currently relaxing at Tricia's pretty cottage in Blackheath. We're all tired but st...

We survived Melbourne. The day started for us on the car ferry from Tasmania and we drove into Melbourne's gloomy and rainy weather at ...

Stopping for a cuppa on the way to Cygnet and Kettering, south of Hobart. We're going to Freycinet today on the east coast of the i...

We're in Wangaratta!  We arrived yesterday afternoon after a lovely drive through the Victorian high country. We called in at Yackandan...

I'm sitting here in our hotel room 22 floors up. We can't hear any outside noise, it feels like a bit of a tomb. Hanno is fast asle...

Finally, we're almost ready to go. We posted out the book orders yesterday and we'll be packing and cleaning up today. Hanno has th...

As promised, here is the itinerary for our book tour. Hanno will be with me all through the tour and Tricia will fly to Hobart and trave...

I'll take the opportunity today to answer an email I received last week from a reader. "Jackie" told me she started on ...

I love living within the confines of my home and after closing the gate to luxuriate in the isolation I often stay here for days, and somet...

On this Australia Day I recognise many great Australians who work for the good of their local communities and for our country. Most Austral...

I often wish I could send a gift out to everyone who reads here, a gift that would make a real difference to their lives. I think I found i...

Christmas Eve morning, Santa will be getting ready to leave about now, so it's a good time to wish you all a very happy Christmas. Whet...

You probably remember that I don't go out much. I am naturally a bit of a hermit so it's never bothered me that I stay in more than...

After looking into the trouble some readers have making a comment, I've decided to remove one of the blog filters to see if it makes a...

We went to the Real Food Festival in Maleny yesterday. Hanno, Jamie and I packed ourselves in the car, drove up the mountain and wandered a...

First I must apologise to those people who left comments late yesterday. I was up wandering about late last night, I read them, selected al...