As an Aussie, the Queen was my Head of State. Her passing last week had me thinking about her life and what she meant to me. Queen Elizabeth II was someone I admired greatly. She wasn’t born to be Queen, but thanks to the abdication by her uncle, she found herself in the role. A…
Australia
Travel post-covid
I feel like all I have done since March 2020 is cancel travel plans, reschedule, only to cancel again. It’s no surprise that the anticipation of upcoming travel has lost its thrill – I certainly don’t expect travel to happen until I am well enroute. It’s no surprise I felt the same way about making…
A spring renewal
As spring is the time of year for new life, it seems the perfect time of year to kickstart my blog and give it life again. I have a bit of a plan moving forward (as you will have noticed my attempt at an ad hoc approach didn’t really work), so hopefully things will be…
Bell birds and more
Over the weekend, The Hub and I were driving through some bush and the birds were enjoying the weather as much as we were. Here’s a 15 second recording I made. The bell birds are obvious (they sound like little bells – lovely to hear, but if you are camping near a flock you soon…
Tax time
In Australia, the financial year runs 1 July – 30 June. That means tax return time is coming up (while you can submit your return from 1 July, you have until the end of October to get them in). I’m trying to be organised and get our paperwork sorted and submitted sooner rather than later.…