With our son and our daughter both recently having returned from jaunts to Europe, it’s probably no surprise that holidays (for my American friends: vacations) are on my mind. Mind you, the husbear and I had a short break ourselves in early July, on a 3 day comedy cruise. No destination as such – just […]
When I Was a Happy Wanderer
If you’re of a certain age, you can probably sing or at least hum the tune of the old German folk song, the “Happy Wanderer” … When I was in Year 12, for a brief time I joined a youth choir in Brisbane known as the Happy Wanderers. The choir had been going for about […]
In Search of Sea Glass
I have a new obsession: sea glass. What was once litter – bottles that have been thrown away (and not exactly in an environmentally responsible way) – are smashed into pieces and then polished smooth by the rough and tumble of the ocean. I read somewhere that it can take 20 to 30 years! I […]
Discovering Darwin
I must confess: in the week or so leading up to our Darwin holiday, I was kinda wondering WHY we had chosen to go there … what on earth was there to see and do?! It was a spur of the moment decision, we booked in July when I got a reminder about our Covid […]