Easter means lots of things to different people. In Australia, the land of the long weekend, we often see it as the best weekend of the year—four days off in a row. Autumn means cooler nights, sunny days, the opportunity…
Getting out of our comfort zones takes many forms. Once I went on a tandem parachute jump because my husband thought it would be a good ‘together time’ activity. That was way out of my comfort zone! On another occasion,…
Last night we had dinner with some Italian friends at their apartment overlooking the Swan River on a beautiful, still autumn evening in Perth. When we arrived the table was set, a carafe of wine breathed on the table and…
The Nike catch cry has come to mind over the years and I’ve often advised people to, ‘Just Do It‘. Today I’m telling myself to ‘Just Do It’ in several situations I find myself in. Firstly, the novel I’m writing…
Today was a mixed day. This morning we left home at 6.30 to take my husband to hospital to have a shoulder operation. Afterwards, my son, his girlfriend and I stopped for breakfast on the way at a great cafe and…
As I was driving home today after a walk around the river, I saw a bus stop advertisement that said, Are you an experience collector? The words leapt out at me as I passed the bus stop and I had…