Dancing with Wombats: Spring 2021
Wombats are ‘hard times only’ friends. As soon as the grass grew again, they abandoned us. We’d had almost a decade of drought, and even...
April 2021: Whipbirds, Wild Fruits and Other Magics
I heard a whipbird this morning, the first in two years since before there were drought and fires. The autumn light is filtering through...
Late November/early December 2020: Happy Holidays
Usually ‘happy holidays’ is a break from work, though (whispers) for an author, December and January are the months editors usually send...
October 2020: Full of Small Delights for hard Times
‘Isn’t it a lovely day,’ said Bryan, and we both blinked at each other. It is a lovely day. Half the bush is so weighted with wonga...
July 2020: A Song of Quarantine
It's been a while... Ahem. It has been a while since the last newsletter, but I have excellent excuses: surgery to correct previous...
December 2019
A Red Christmas The sky is grey, the sun is red, the paddocks and animals a uniform dusty tan. Our house is perched between two vast...
May 2019: The wonder of the oldest profession of all
No, not that one. An even older one. Think of our most ancient cave paintings, or engravings under a cliff. Imagine the person carrying a...
February Blog
Summertime Magic I have pondered long in the land I love What the land I love can be And the greatest gifts we can give each child Are...
Nibbling Your Way Through the Holidays
The holidays are a time for nibbling. Everyone is on different timetables. Kids sleep in or wake at 5 am. Breakfast can last for three...
Holiday Blog: Alternatives to the Plastic Christmas Tree
Alternatives to the Plastic Christmas Trees Photo found online (source unkown) Tired of the old green and shaggy but don’t want to go...
