June already!  Time moves so fast for me now. I remember when a week felt like a month, now time goes in the blink of an eye. We're get...

I plan on sewing and gardening this weekend. For me, that's the perfect way to relax. What will you be doing? Whatever it is, I hope...

Last week I told you about the upcoming poultry show near here.  Now I have photos to show you the juniors' competition eggs plates and...

I came across this unusual sight during the week when I drove down to the coast to pick up a few things. Cruise ships usually sail past h...

We took a photo of this larger than life Marilyn Monroe statue when we were in Bendigo in March. It's part of an exhibition at the B...

This is one of the places we visited in Tasmania. It's Arthur Circus, a delightful little collection of colonial houses surrounding a...

Pasta sauce in the making. It will be a good day today. This morning we're driving over to see Kate at Beautiful Chickens to pic...

The weather is cooler here, just right for spending time in the garden planting up some seedlings. Hanno has been adding manures and compos...

Hanno setting up the sun umbrella yesterday so we could work in the garden in the shade. I'm looking forward to going out this mor...

I'll be signing books at Dymocks in Brisbane city today. If you're in town, come along and say hello. I'd love to meet you. The...

Many of us will have a few days off over Easter. I hope you take the opportunity to slow down and really experience where you are.  Turn of...

We're counting down the days now. Ironing and cleaning up today, packing tomorrow, the house sitters arrive tomorrow afternoon, then we...

There are more than 1500 species of bees native to Australia and where I live we often see a wide variety of bees foraging in the gard...

In 2011, the  Australian Women's Weekly  visited us at home to take photos for a feature article they did on me. In one of the photos, ...

Going to see The Good Dinosaur at the movies with Opa. This won't be a regular feature this year because I'm not reading onli...

I received the most charming gift yesterday. It was a package of homemade biscuits, wrapped in cellophane and bubblewrap and carefully ...

Well, I forgot it was Friday, again. I haven't had much time for reading this week but here are my offerings to you. Better late than n...

I'm looking forward to the weekend. I have three busy weeks ahead when I'll be speaking at our libraries and sewing here in my ...

Maggie rabbit is almost ready for her public viewing. She'll be waiting for you on Monday. So will I. I hope you have a wonderful we...

The makings of a salad picked fresh from the garden during the week. Usually I make a ritual of sitting down to watch the first ball ...