It was sad circumstances that saw us back in Mittagong for just one night. An extremely precious friend from our school days passed away very suddenly after his leukaemia returned, almost three years since his bone marrow transplant. Around 30 of his school friends gathered in Mittagong the night before his funeral to share and […]
Things To Do In Sydney That Are Free
March 29, 2015 By 33 Comments
With the school holidays on the horizon and families needing to find funds for entertainment and activities, many mums and dads are trying to find ways to entertain kids without dipping into the piggy bank. Today I discovered a bush walk in Hornsby that is central to most parts of Sydney, is very scenic, is […]
Deco Stop, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
March 11, 2015 By 22 Comments
When we were staying at Barrier Beach House the manager recommended we visit Deco Stop Lodge. He said, ‘You must at least get there for lunch because it has one of the best views in Santo’. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time for a visit. But then we did. We checked into the airport for our […]
Castle Rock, Middle Harbour
November 24, 2014 By 27 Comments
Yesterday’s forced family fun was on the water. While a lot of you are huddled indoors around your fireplaces, we here in Sydney are in the middle of a heatwave. Sunday was going to be one of the hottest days with coastal temperatures around 39C (102F) and much higher out west. Apart from squashing myself […]
Spit to Manly Coastal Walk
November 17, 2014 By 41 Comments
In this house Sunday is a time for family and like it or not, we will be having a family day. I do get very annoyed when children’s activities are booked in for a Sunday as that interrupts forced family fun. Alfie has been invited to a birthday party next Sunday and it’s on the […]
A Suburban Backyard
November 8, 2014 By 36 Comments
The first time I can recall visiting the home of my great uncle and aunt was in 1977. Having just moved to Australia from New Zealand, Doug and Margaret were the only relatives we had in our new country. Doug was an author and a poet and Margaret, a painter. After living in Circular Quay […]
Food Estate, Belrose
November 3, 2014 By 27 Comments
James and Donna are a husband and wife team who have recently opened a new business. And for anyone who loves their food and entertaining, this is a great new business that you can see more in this article. James trained and worked as a chef before running his own very successful catering business. A year […]
Fawlty Chinese
October 27, 2014 By 30 Comments
Last Saturday night we had a concert to go to with a bunch of friends we went to school with. Six of us decided it would be a good idea to meet up for dinner before the concert. Suggestions were called upon for where we should dine. And here’s the unfortunate part. I enthusiastically said […]
A Springtime Wedding
October 24, 2014 By 29 Comments
A very good friend of ours married a few weeks ago. We were thrilled to be invited to share in his very special day. While I’ve known the groom, Shinji, since I was 16, I’d only met his fiance once and that was at his daughter’s wedding where, because of the volume of people, we didn’t […]
Mosman Rowers
September 30, 2014 By 25 Comments
The Mosman Rowers’ is situated on a prime piece of heritage waterfront land in Mosman. The club started in Circular Quay in 1873 but now has its very unique and special location in Mosman Bay. The clubhouse is a rustic weatherboard building that has a balcony overlooking the very pretty bay and it’s a great […]
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