In the midst of my blackest depression last week I was barely putting one foot in front of the other. Seeing that, my darling husband put his bike plans on hold and got me into the garden. Bowerbirds singing,

The Wall Of Opposition It’s currently 12:50am on September 2nd 2026 as I start typing this. I’m up late because I have just submitted an assessment 21 minutes before the just-before-Midnight cutoff point.

We missed our August 20th wedding anniversary a few weeks ago, by the time I got to finishing this post off in my drafts. We're terrible at dates and just forgot. It didn't matter. We don't need a day

When I was young Mum taught herself how to cook vegetarian meals. She went to a few classes and that was it - Dad didn't touch meat til the day he died and she's still staunchly vegetarian. Dad loved these

It's been a while since I've got out my camera, mainly as I find it hard because usually I'd talk to Dad about it, and Dad would always be talking to me about photography. But the orchids are out in the

I don't buy art often. It's so expensive - and justifiably so. But I kinda knew I'd splash our on one of these whales when an exhibition opened up at the local art house. I'd seen them online for a while,

When we first saw our bathroom it was a bit of a mess - it needed a paint and it looked very tired. The taps were from the '80's, as were the handles, and the tiles seemed old fashioned and ugly. The benchtop

For weeks now I've been feeling really depressed. It's not a usual state for me - I usually shake things off quickly. This time I've been as close to wanting antidepressants as anything, but as usual,

If there's any better way to wake up than a mate texting you and saying 'are you coming flying', I'd like to hear it. I've known this guy for 18 years and it's the first time I've been up - mainly as he

Todays studio post is a bit different. a Mega chatty update on life the universe and everything in between

The best thing about making foccacia are that toppings are only limited by your imagination. Apples and cinnamon? Sure. Pesto? Yep. Fried mushroom and garlic? Why not? It's also very tactile - squishing

Realising I was a bad mother for not seeing my son's band live in ten years - to be fair, they don't play a lot and are terrible at self promotion, and I don't stay up late anymore - we decided to head

The wolf scratches at the wall of my early morning dreams. I have to get up to ease her. She's the flighty one that needs to move. As much as I breath to settle her down she won't hear of it and whines

Cost break down, why these costumes are so expensive, and WHY i made it instead.

today's HANDDRAWN in procreate... Yes... I drew it...

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Spiders in Australia are a thing - have you heard? We name some of the bigger ones, that scuttle across the floor at night like rats, and during the day lurk above the shower or the bed. Harry is common

There’s Always a ‘Plan B’ In life, we often have dreams and goals. Some of them are big and seem out of reach and others are small and easily achievable. Sometimes there are external factors outside of

The old primary school sat half-swallowed by tea trees, the oval gone to spear grass and rabbit holes with no one to tend it. The groundsmen left it to ruin without an apology, but then, the virus moved

Sometimes we forget we're so close to some very, very beautiful campsites, and how easy it can be, especially when it's not crowded during the Winter months. We also hadn't taken the Defender out for almost