From Fire to Flood

Sometimes it doesn’t take too long for things to turn around.  At New Year, barely six weeks ago, we were struggling to muster any enthusiasm to welcome in a new year. Instead we were watching our country burn. Coupled with a crippling drought, we were looking to the skies, wondering when it would rain again …

#BookSnapSunday – The Portrait of a Lady

I was deliberating about whether to post a book snap today. Our hearts and minds have been so consumed and overwhelmed by what is happening in our nation. Watching our country burn, towns wiped off the map, swathes of bush land burned, the devastating loss of flora and fauna, and the heartbreaking loss of homes …

The Silence of 2020

This morning I woke to 2020 and noticed the silence. Nothing too unusual about that. We live on the outskirts of Toowoomba where there is open space across the road and no neighbours right on our fences. Last night was New Years Eve so the revellers are probably still asleep. But then I remembered the …

Putting Out Fires

We're in the middle of one of the hottest Februarys on record. Here in Toowoomba, we're reaching temperatures of around 36°C which isn't too bad, as long as you don't have to go outside. But out west, where my husband Paul works, the temperature has been hitting 42°C. That's hot. Especially in the middle of …