The Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne

I love going to Botanic Gardens. Whether it is because I went frequently to the marvellous ones in Edinburgh where … More

Ephemeral architecture: the Dior exhibition in Melbourne

When I originally booked my flight to Canberra to join Karl for a wee break, we had every intention just … More

Out in space

As part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex, is one of only three tracking facilities … More

A short trip to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

Having spent Saturday night watching the election results from New Zealand (enough said…), we recovered by heading out on Sunday … More

Floriade Canberra

Now in its thirtieth year, Floriade is an annual spring event here in Canberra. The first one was held to … More

A trip across The Ditch: Canberra

Friday night saw me heading out to the airport to catch a flight to Canberra. As it turned out, it … More

If we were having coffee…

If we were having coffee…no wait, the sun is well over the yard arm, let’s have a glass of wine. … More

This week’s small pleasures #67

So here we are again, with another round of this week’s small pleasures. I think this is such an important … More

The taste test (or how it is easy to find good vegan sausages but not vegan cheese)

In these few weeks of eating a mostly, and I stress mostly, plant based diet, (there are a few things I have noticed. First, of all I haven’t craved meat at all. Second, if I was out and there was smoked salmon or seafood on a menu, I know I would be tempted. Third, vegan cheese is very much hit or miss.

Spring is the time of the year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade

It is Friday evening, and I like to do a blog post at the end of the week to put … More