Easter

I have long held Autumn to be my favourite season. There is so much to love - the light, the food, the warmth, the crisp nights, the first fires lit. And Easter! What a celebration of life that one day embodies. I anticipate its arrival on the calendar and enjoy it more than any other … Continue reading Easter

Celebrating a new season

Just a quick visit today. It has been ages since I have been in this space, and I have felt loss and guilt in its absence like a negligent but otherwise loving relative. Life has been busy. My carefully crafted schedule is followed extremely loosely to the point of contradiction! Summer, for me, always begins … Continue reading Celebrating a new season

Reflections on a new year

I am sitting at the table in my father-in-law's unit in Queensland. After a long year punctuated by some huge milestones and changes that we are all still coming to terms with, we needed a change of scenery and pace.  So much has happened that challenged me personally and our family. 2022 is a chapter … Continue reading Reflections on a new year

Catching up

Oh, it has been so long since I was here! It feels like the time has flown by but somehow taken so long. My days have been busy with work and catching up around the home. Though, I don't quite see evidence of that effort! We celebrated Easter. Still with less aplomb and sincerity than … Continue reading Catching up

Whispers from the past

I am breathing in these last golden days of autumn. The mornings are brisk with ice clinging to roof and shady pocket, but the days warm to a delicious wheaten character. I am relishing skies of azure blue and waving grasses, grown slender and dry from a warm, wet summer. There is something incomparably enrapturing … Continue reading Whispers from the past