Could somebody please tell me where September has gone? I’m sure I was commenting on the first day of spring…
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…
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…
Out in space
As part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex, is one of only three tracking facilities…
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…
Floriade Canberra
Now in its thirtieth year, Floriade is an annual spring event here in Canberra. The first one was held to…
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…
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.…
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…
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.
Thistles and Kiwis 