Year: 2013

I saw an exhibition recently which is remarkable in every way from the woman, Dr Louise Hamby who decided to collect and curate it, to the women themselves, some of them now deceased, who created these beautiful artefacts.  Dr Hamby is an anthropolgist and she has enthusiastically collected and recorded all the exhibits over two…

I didn’t think I was going to be able to capture the Possum and the baby so soon but here they are – they appeared last night, checking us out. The baby was clinging on to mummy and was happy to be riding along. The rainbow lorikeets took a stop in the tree and munched…

It will be very different now -sadly not one I can put on a lead and take for a walk but I can consider that they are part of the new menagerie because they have chosen us as their preferred place of building a home or coming to visit. First up is Maggie the Magpie…

I can barely write it or think it, though I have lived without her for almost a year, but Tara is gone – she died the day I completed her application form to come to Australia, convinced finally that after a summer of ill health she was now fit to travel and join us at…

That is how a lot of the indigenous people refer to Australia and rightly so. The Gallery of Modern Art held an exhibition entitled “My country I still call Australia home “and my mother in law and I went along to explore it. We came away from a guided tour shaken by the strength of…

Some weeks ago the hubby and I were arguing in a street about whether the tree in front of us was a flame or a jacaranda. A woman walking by heard us and stopped. She explained the difference between the trees and then told us all about the jacaranda and its significance here – it…

A box popped into my letter box the other day and I am happy to share its contents with you as I was quite impressed with them. I was invited to take part in a National Bowel Cancer Screening programme. The test is free and it comes with full instructions and a booklet explaining how…

It started on the night of the election with a welcome to country from an aboriginal group, some official speeches about this year’s festival and almost a fleeting mention of the fact that on this very day the country was in a general election and was likely to wake up to a new government.  The…

An unusually mild winter and some high temperatures has meant that spring is already on its way.Here are some of the images on my walks which are erupting almost daily. There are signs of the blue coming through but more of that in another blog.

Ever wondered what a beached whale looks like ? Look no further – exploring the eastern coastline of Bribie we went off roading with the boys and drove along the shore line. There was something surreal about this endless beach and the rolling ocean. The only other vehicles were supped up 4x4s Ozzie style. We…