"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." – Mary Oliver

  • Good Things Friday

    A few of the good things from my week … Cutback Week with Albert Parkrun Last weekend I was still on my cutback week for running, which I love. It…

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  • Hiking @ Ferny

    I’ve mentioned before that my husband has moved to a 4-day work week and I work casual hours from home, so some weeks we can do some fun things during…

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  • January’s Books

    Starsight – Brandon Sanderson This is the second book in the Skyward series. Spensa is flung into a whole new world in this book in the series. While I missed…

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  • Good Things Friday

    Today I have two weeks’ worth of good things because last Friday was a … Public Holiday Australia Day was last Friday which meant we had a long weekend, so…

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  • Tenderheart Cook #16 and #17

    Cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Creamy Whole roasted Eggplant with Tomato and Lentil Sauce The Quick Lowdown: Butternut Pumpkin Lasagne The Quick Lowdown:

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  • Renewal … some initial thoughts

    RENEWAL: the instance of resuming something after an interruption the replacement or repair of something I announced my word late last year but didn’t go into a lot of detail…

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  • List #6: Things I Want to Learn

    What kinds of things would you like to learn?

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  • Good Things Friday

    Another Beach Day I managed to squeeze in a second beach day before I left my parents’ place in Point Lonsdale. Since I’ve been home we’ve had one day that…

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  • Noosa Running

    Noosa National Park Loop This is my favourite Noosa run with spectacular scenery and varied terrain. From where we normally stay on the river it’s 14 km in total but…

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  • List #5: Things I Have No Intention of Ever Doing

    Another list for my 50 lists project. These are all the things I have no intention of ever doing. You may have guessed from this list that I’m not a…

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