In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. 10 places you would like to visit.It’s funny, when I was younger I had a long list of places I really wanted to visit. As I’ve aged, my desire to visit those places has lessened. It’s not that I wouldn’t visit…
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Wombat attack
When visitors from overseas think about the terror of the Aussie bush, they think of snakes, crocodiles and spiders. You don’t usually think of wombats. But wombats can be cranky beasts when they want to be (I know, I cared for one when I worked at a wildlife park). Cranky doesn’t usually equate to vicious…
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…
The place I call home
In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. Write about the place I call home.I did think of talking about my house and street, which is the obvious answer, but as I thought about it, the words of a Peter Allen song came to mind: But no matter how…