Australian Getaway to Southern Highlands If you are taking a trip to the countryside of New South Wales, I cannot recommend the Southern Highlands enough. And if you want somewhere beautifully and relaxing to stay, then Highland Bray in Wingello is the place to stay. It is a small cabin perfect for a romantic weekend… Read More
To start a garden Gardens are places of sanctuary, I have always wanted a beautiful garden of my own and now with our new home it is finally becoming a reality. I have chosen to ignore my brothers scoff at the thought of my becoming a gardener and have thrown myself into planning like a… Read More
Thinking of gardens always makes me happy, some of my earliest memories are of my parents gardening. My dad was always busy with the latest project my mum had dreamed up. I fondly remember my grandad’s back garden in Sydney, lush buffalo grass with a perfectly edged narrow path leading to a secret rock garden… Read More
My most precious books from childhood, are those with a detailed map at the front, illustrating the woods, mountains and rivers that lead to busy towns full of characters or far away lands the story will illuminate for us in good time. There is something nostalgic and imaginative about them, it makes you excited… Read More
A day out antiquing is always magical, but being surrounded by beautiful countryside and little villages really just takes it next level! The Southern Highlands, about 1.5 hours south of Sydney are simply superb, we stopped in at Bowral and through to the little hamlet of Berrima for a day of treasure hunting. The first… Read More
Every year Toowoomba hosts the Carnival of Flowers for 10 days over the September school holidays, trees that line the streets burst into bloom, the parks are smothered with annual flowers and green fingered residents open up their gardens to share the beauty with the public. It really is a splendid day out from Brisbane.… Read More
Our house has risen in a whirlwind I have been visiting most days, I am sure my builders think I am a little over enthusiastic about the whole thing. I stop in and admire their work like it is the first time I have seen architrave. We have been taking photos to document the process… Read More
One of my favourite things to illustrate is something personal for a celebration and I love learning about cultural traditions along the way. So I was very excited when a lovely lady from Sydney got back into contact, to ask me to hand paint a watercolour map for her lovely husbands Greek Name Day. I… Read More
Our build has begun with such vigour, we already have a roof, bricks and plaster, after only a month. I wanted to create a little chronicle of our plans, thoughts and inspirations, they might be helpful to someone else one day. I have been squirrelling away inspiration for years, so have been elected chief in… Read More