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In the Garden July 2023
The garden is growing pretty slowly at the moment with the cooler weather, although my peas are a bit wild. The cages keep getting blown crooked in the wind. It’s…
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July’s Books
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The Chosen – Chaim Potok Centred on the unlikely friendship between two Jewish boys, Danny and Reuven and their relationships with their fathers. We live not far from a community…
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Looking Forward, Looking Back – July 2023
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Three times a week is a habit: No, no and no. Blogging I’ve posted 1-2 times per week most weeks. I meant to start gardening once we returned home but…
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Friday Thoughts #20
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I had my second Shingles vax a couple of weeks ago and once again was laid up with fever and aches and pains. I took a while to start to…
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Lightscape 2023 – The Royal Botanic Gardens
Last year I was keen to see Lightscape at the Royal Botanic Gardens, but the tickets were sold out when I got myself organised. This year I vowed not to…
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June’s Books
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The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah A story about the strength of the women left behind to survive the Nazi occupation of France. I enjoyed the development of the main characters…
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Looking Forward, Looking Backward – June 2023 and a half-yearly check-in
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I learned something new this week – July 2nd is the middle of the year. I usually do a check-in each month with my intentions but since we are over…
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Gold Coast Half-Marathon Recap
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Last Saturday, I ran the Gold Coast Half-Marathon. My preparation since my multiple lurgies in early March/April went as well as I could have hoped for. I built up to…
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Friday Thoughts #19
We are home! After leaving K’Gari, we headed down to the Gold Coast for the Gold Coast Marathon Festival. We picked up daughter #2 from Brisbane Airport on the way.…
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K’Gari: 4WD Beauty Spots Day Tour
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K’Gari (Fraser Island) is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is the largest sand island in the world. The World Heritage property covers 181,851 hectares and includes all of K’gari…
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