As followers of my blog would know, I went on an amazing writing retreat over February-March for 3 weeks. Over the next few weeks I thought I would share some of the highlights from my trip š The majority of the retreat was spent on a cruise (more of that in later posts). There were…
Australia
Animal House
We can’t get out and about at the moment, so Melbourne Zoo is bringing the zoo to you. They’ve set up webcams in some of their exhibits so you can watch the antics of their wildlife. The great thing about this, you can be anywhere in the world and still enjoy this Aussie zoo. I…
Favourite places
In 2020 Iām answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. Write about some of your favourite placesI’m going to talk about my two favourite places to spend time in the city (I’ve already talked about my other favourite (bush) place here). I love to spend time in both these places so…
Ballad of the Dunny Roll
In these crazy times I think it’s really important to have a laugh, so I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. In case you aren’t familiar, this is very much in the style of Aussie bush poetry (a la Banjo Paterson). If there were any Aussie-isms that caught you out, let me…
Fire Update
We’ve had some rain!! Not a lot (about 60mL – a little over 2 inches), but with a fire still burning just up the road it was definitely needed. Other areas have had a *lot* more rain than us. After 74 days of continuous burning one of the biggest fires is now out! And the…