We recently decided to go away camping for the night, and looking for a site that was close to Brisbane and not expensive, we decided on Hardings Paddock Campground at Ipswich. There’s drop toilets, a camp kitchen with BBQs, and lots of space. The eight campsites are all defined spots. The website says that there’s space for… Continue reading Hardings Paddock campground
We have two adult blue tongued lizards that live in our yard – one out the front and one out the back. They like to live in the drainage pipes that capture the storm water run off, although the one that lives out the front will come into the garage when it is very hot.… Continue reading Blue tongued lizards
Australian Christmas songs either seem to be cringingly over the top, or songs designed to make you cry. This one manages to fall in between those two categories. As long as you don’t think too much about being away from family at Christmas, or traditions around making gravy. I used to be in charge of… Continue reading I’ll be making gravy
It’s December. This is probably going to be a hard Christmas for us. One of my cousins died earlier this year, and growing up we always spent Christmas together. My memories of Christmas are tied in with him so strongly that I can’t think of Christmas without him, and we miss him so much. White… Continue reading It’s sentimental, I know, but I just really like it
Well hello! That was a big of a break, wasn’t it? But, back into the swing of it, this year I finally decided to get my wisdom teeth removed. In case that’s looming ahead of you too, here’s what happened – first I made the decision to get them out under General Anaesthetic, booked in,… Continue reading Getting my wisdom teeth removed
These are based on a recipe of the Women’s Weekly “The Big Book of Beautiful Biscuits” that was my favourite childhood recipe book. Well second favourite after the birthday cake book. These choc chip cookies are what I missed a lot after I had to go dairy free although my husband says I’d never made… Continue reading Dairy free chocolate chip cookies
It’s been a while since I did this, so let’s just launch on in here. I ended up being lucky enough to get the job that I interviewed for just before Christmas, so I spent my Christmas break happy that I was starting work very soon. Chasing freelance work takes a lot of time for… Continue reading 2017
