They spent how much money on a sound amplification structure in the Port Campbell Marine Park? Yep, 8 million bucks. Wow. What's it made of, gold? Nope, fibreglass. I had to go see it, I suppose, though

You gotta get back on the bike, they say, and I knew I had to after fracturing my elbow. I'm not the kind of person to quit something I enjoy. Besides, somehow my hips don't mind moving in that plane -

I seem to be a wise old(er) women at times, lending an ear and some pithy advice to younger women in the beach carpark who for some reason offload to me. Jas, I haven't seen for months. She's a new teacher

Despite warnings that our reservoirs are low, it has been raining alot in country Victoria. We spoke to people living up that way who said they couldn't recall it being so wet. Of course, one wet spell

Yeah yeah, you're thinking, Australia has sharks. However, down my way, there hasn't been a fatal shark attack in living memory, despite many places in Australia having many, particularly of late. Even

Some people have whole wings for their shoes. Some people have a shopping bag. Whilst I'd love a big walk in robe, I'm happy with what we have ended up with, with the help of IKEA genius. I was chatting

I think it's hard sometimes being Gen X. We remember the days in the same way boomers remember the days - both generations have the curse of recalling music in a different form to the way it is now - analogue,

Every now and then, some idiot has to get rescued as they get stuck by the tide and end up perched on a cliff. I always think they should be made to wait there until the tide goes out rather than waste

There’s something beautiful about watching someone get wise all on their ownsome. You can tell someone til you get blue in the face, but until they get it themselves, it's not really a lesson. My beautiful

Some days are good days not because they are spectacular, but because they are full of good moment to moment experiences. Sitting here knitting and listening to Friday afternoon Melbourne alt radio and

I started the Ocean Lovers community on Hive because of my love for the ocean - those of you that have known me long enough here will know I have my tail fins in salt water and the rest of me on land,

Is someone keeping record of how many times I've given up coffee in the seven years I've been posting on chain? I've had various substites, usually homemade, from dried mushrooms to cacao and ashwagandwa

Seven years of posting blockchain-side and someone could reconstruct me. In fact, ask AI to have a convincing conversation with me based on my writing and you'll get something that is a fair enough semblance

let me make this clear: I don't want to subscribe to your mailing list, sign up for text alerts, give you my postcode (why do you look at me funny when I say no?) I will not write you a review lovely soft

It's nearly winter solstice here and I'm stilling figuring out this new climate zone. It certainly hasn't got as cold as my old place and we are yet to have a frost. The bees are loving the scant flowers

There's definitely a romanticism to living on a boat or ship at sea, especially pirate-stylie, that is, outside the grip of council tax, electricity bills, and general taxes for living on land. The sea

We've got a new daily organiser at the school I work with and she's awesome - she's switched on, and makes sure all us relief teachers get enough work. But this week I'm told the planned three day a week

I'm very much a fan of BBC dramas - they are very well polished and easy to watch, even if the content isn't particularly your jam. In the wake of watching Louis Theroux's Manosphere documentary and award

Living by the ocean means you encounter marine creatures more than most, even though there's some you'd prefer to avoid. Whilst people might see Australia as a shark filled horror island, it's actually

On the lookout overlooking my local beach, there are locks on the fence. We've seen these before all over the world, on fences and on bridges. I've never really understood what they are for. Some of them