Having just arrived home from a lovely driving visit interstate with family and friends I came across a refreshing recipe. It would be wonderful as an entree or for a gathering of friends and supper. Light, but I would say very moorish. I would add a delicate sprig of fresh Dill as well for its […] Continue reading → 
Australia is indeed a spacious land. A safe Haven mainly, where we can explore and wander and discover, if we are so inclined. In the 1950′s Australia was billed as a Land of Milk and Honey to migrants. A land of untapped wealth and needing workers. So they came, to help build the infrastructure and […] Continue reading → 
There is a saying ..Life is a journey. With many a detour, hold ups, unpredictableness, joys, throw your hands up in the air situations along the way. Each one is a step. Remembering those maybe tantrum hard days with children and then at day’s end as they lie sleeping peacefully in their beds you take […] Continue reading → 
Browsing Thursday Blogs to connect and link with I came upon this gem. It ties in well with my last post on having gratitude on an ordinary day….the writer commences ” Let’s start this post by complaining, shall we? Life is hard. Life is a challenge. Life is not always sunny days, happy kids, and […] Continue reading → 
My gratitude for today was being able to go out with all of my grandchildren ages 16 to 3, just me and them. Grandpa has another week of work till his temp work is finished. Off to the park we went with all the requirements to keep little ones fed and watered and older ones […] Continue reading → 
Fathers, Family, Friends Father’s Day was celebrated on Sunday gone here in Australia. It always happens on the first Sunday of September, the beginning of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a time when I truly would prefer not to visit the shops as there are such a number of people about, with car […] Continue reading → 
Vibrant in your face red Colour to cheer us on this dripping and grey Sydney day Snap shots are from Adelaide on an even colder day Beauty even amongst the everyday Look Observe See Inhale! Joining in for Wordless Wednesday Continue reading → 
Duck eggs and Memories. Duck eggs are fantastic for Gluten free baking according to a friend because the eggs are so rich! Google “duck eggs” and you will find that there is an abundance of information from how to keep and raise ducks to cooking with duck eggs and Gluten free cooking. Jamie Oliver the […] Continue reading → 
Finish… A chosen title Joining in with 5 minute Friday I’m a slow Slow typist… START.. Finish…a word my dearest man has been waiting for many months Hanging in there at a stressful job more suited to a younger age group More suited to a faster typist But he stuck it out Counting down one […] Continue reading → 
Finding Joy… I wrote this a week ago during a drive to visit family. A moment when thoughts just flowed. Since then there have been tragic news stories abounding which makes us want to hold loved ones closer. “…It has been an emotional few weeks visiting, supporting and driving from one end of an out-of-state […] Continue reading →