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Australia, Crafting, Cooking & Learning  2 Comments

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021

Working on ways to reduce our carbon footprint at home

A few months ago, I shared a post on Babyccino in honour of Earth Day and the ‘Restore our Earth’

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Australia  0 Comments

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021

A return trip to the Blue Mountains

I meant to write this post in April when we returned from the Blue Mountains… but somehow it has taken

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Italy  2 Comments

August 31, 2019October 31, 2019

A few (scorching!) days in Rome

I remember overhearing a conversation between two men at the post office when we first moved to Byron. One man

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Family, Home  44 Comments

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019

Our new home — more photos

Our architect, Fiona Gibson, had the house photographed a few months ago for her website and recently shared them with

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Australia  4 Comments

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

Tent Camping: what you’ll need

I shared this list on Babyccino a couple weeks ago, but thought it might be good to share here too:

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Australia  5 Comments

February 5, 2019February 8, 2019

Summer camping adventures

This summer we managed to escape busy Byron and enjoy two successful camping trips with friends, both in national parks

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Australia, Family  9 Comments

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018

Our home featured on The Design Files

  I can’t tell you how excited I was to receive an email from Lucy at The Design Files asking

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Australia  10 Comments

October 9, 2018February 8, 2019

Byron Bay — an updated list of our favourite spots

The last time I wrote a guide to Byron Bay, we weren’t even locals. We had just spent a month

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Family, USA  12 Comments

August 22, 2018February 8, 2019

A week with family in Maui, Hawaii

When I turn sixty, I hope I can do exactly what my mom did to celebrate her birthday. She rented

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USA  13 Comments

August 13, 2018October 24, 2018

Oahu, Hawaii: Three quick days

It’s been five months since my last blog post. I’m sure most of the readers here have given up hope

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