Cheer ups: floral or fridge-magnet funny?
So, there's been some 'cheering up' needed a fair bit round here lately... and it's brought me to wondering: what's the best thing to do when one of your mate's is feeling a bit down in the mouth? Flora or…
New Friends
Quick wrap-up of last 24 hours: About 650km of driving Meeting a new mate for first time ‘for real’ After she performed live… Please meet my friend: She’s real and a bit rude Feral and fabulous Irreverent and irresistible Cheeky…
Some friends of mine…
Our local campdraft last weekend was a hectic, happening affair – with lots of action in the centre ring and plenty of activity in the grandstands too. Events like this provide the chance for socialising that can be rare in…
Forever Friends
When Dash was very, very young, he had a bit of a tough time. It’s not a time of our lives that I think about too often… even when I link to it here, I don’t go back there myself.…
Peaceful place
Sometimes the Gods just don’t play fair. Sometimes life sucks. Sometimes we need a little place to go to, just to be still and calm and peaceful. I thought that I would share one of my places today – a…
Friends, forgetfulness (and whips)…
Once upon a time A girl called Bush Babe went to work in a newspaper office near the beach in Sunny Queensland. It was a very male-dominated workplace, and while the boys were mostly nice blokes it was a young…
Favourite Things: Rain and Friends
Two of my favourite things happened to me today… Rain fell. On my windscreen. Fat droplets sliding into sweet patterns. It fell on my side window too,while I was visiting a friend… My darling friend Lil. Her epitaph reads: “She…
My friends, my heroes
Just a short one tonight – my internet is playing silly buggars and I am tired. … But I cannot go to bed without properly acknowledging the incredible interview my friends Toni and Dave did with the Sunday Night program,…
Help our hues!
I did a family photo shoot on the weekend (yes, in amongst all that campdrafting). Luckily they are good friends of ours and didn’t seem to mind in the least that we smelled like dust and horses and sweat. And…
A day out … golf, adventures and reflections
I know very little about golf. I should really say that up front. I have held a golf club about three times in my life. It’s a frustrating game – both to watch and to play. Or attempt to play.…