Dear 2012  I'm writing to you on 12.12.12 because some people think there are magical qualities attached to the date, and a...

My post is late today because we've just returned from the Gold Coast. We had a call from Kerry late yesterday to tell us that Jamie wa...

I have a few photos I've been wanting to show for a little while, so here they all are today. It's not often I can show you 15 recen...

I spent a few very pleasant hours yesterday with Katie and Reuben from House of Humble blog . I had met Reuben once before on my book tour ...

Both images are by the wonderful Swedish artist Carl Larsson from  here . Today I have an email from a reader who is due to have her ...

It's quiet here. We hear the general noise of most small neighbourhoods, like an occasional car driving by, lawn mowers and sometimes a...

When I was 17 or 18 and started going into the city to have fun with my friends, I clearly remember my mother lying awake waiting for me to...

I am filled with unmitigated optimism at the moment because I have made some decisions lately, based solely on what I want to do. Selfish I...

My sister Tricia is visiting from the Blue Mountains so we took the opportunity to invite our cousin Susie and her husband, Nick, over for ...

We had a delightful day out on the water last Friday. A short drive over to the coast, then a 90 minute ferry trip along the Noosa river an...