Thistles
As I alluded to earlier this week, the life of a blog friend has been touched by tragedy. More than touched. Shattered. It’s not my story to tell. It’s not my pain to express. Not my loved one lost....
View ArticleBravery…
I know some of you have already been there, but I just wanted to share a link with you, to the amazing and brave Corymbia. She plucked up some almighty courage and shared her story. (It’s in two parts...
View ArticleColouring in and Fate
Is Fate something that is real or imagined? It’s a question I often ask myself. I often think I believe in Fate – and then, my substantial practical side weighs into the internal debate, arguing...
View ArticleFor Jayne…
This week has been a very sad one for a blog buddy of mine, the inimitable Jayne… Jayne lost her fabulous Dad this week – she nursed him right up until he said his final farewells and I reckon that no...
View ArticleRoses for Ruby & Reg
This week has been a big one for our local community. Two major identities of our region passed away in the last few days, with funerals being held to honour them. I couldn’t make it to the first, for...
View ArticleLike gardens for gloom
It’s Sunday morning here in the bush… a sunny, generally nice-ish kinda day. Except for a few little things that are pulling at my mood. Like my persistent cough that won’t let up. Like the cow that I...
View ArticleReal Bush Babes…
This is a get-a-coffee-and-get-comfortable length post. You’ll meet some amazing people and I promise you it’ll be worth the time… It’s been quite a week, this week… if you follow me on Instagram,...
View Article50 Shades of Crazy…
Doesn’t time fly when you are having fun? And when you are busier than a blue-tailed fly? Well the darned thing just EVAPORATES before your very eyes. A whole week has vanished here, and this post’s...
View ArticleVale ‘Holly the Beautiful & Patient’
A wise person once told me that I would need to toughen up to live on the land. And being the practical soul I am, I agreed. However the inner, deeply emotional part of me failed to get that memo....
View ArticleHolly’s Hurrah
As you already know, Sunday wasn’t the highlight of our week. It was, on the whole, a day I hope never have to relive. There were a couple of saving graces to it however. One was a visit to my parents...
View ArticleThe Alice Effect
Once upon a time, when the writer was a much younger (fitter) and more naive person, and when newspapers used only black-and-white photos, there was a little girl named Alice. Alice was everything you...
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