Imagine if someone knocked on your door tonight and said that invasion by the enemy was imminent. “Pack a small bag for your children and have them at the harbour early tomorrow morning so they can be evacuated to a safer place.” That’s exactly what happened on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in June 1940. The British government of the day decided that troops couldn’t be spared to defend the island. Four fifths of the children and almost half Guernsey’s population managed to leave for England prior to the attack. Parents farewelled their children at the dock on 19 June. Sadly, due to the limited number of boats and lack of time, not all those who wished to be evacuated left the island prior to the attack. The island was occupied by the Germans for the following five long and difficult years.
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A life with love is a life that’s been lived. Laying a family’s legend to rest.
On Tuesday, 20 March 2018, we will lay to rest my Uncle Brian, Mum’s brother, in the little town of Bodalla, next to his beloved wife Gwen. They both grew up there and although they’d lived in Bateman’s Bay and later Moruya, Bodalla was still thought of as ‘home’. Most families have one member who…
Asian style chicken soup (& how to make chicken stock).
I could eat soup all year round, not just when icy winds are blowing outside. Well, especially then but I even like soup in summer. It can be one of the easiest and most nutritious meals you can make. I prefer to make my own stock, be it vegetable or chicken, as I…
Going bananas – the easiest, one-bowl, moist and delicious banana cake ever.
Sharing Donna Hay’s super easy, delicious one-bowl banana cake.
A slight bump in the road & a new lifestyle direction.
‘Oh the places we’ve been’ and loved over the past 5 weeks, winding our way up the east coast of Australia to the Daintree rainforest in far north Queensland. We live in a truly beautiful part of the world. We’re always in a hurry to fly off to other amazing lands (guilty) but when you…
A sojourn to Pioneer Valley and the tropical rainforests of Eungella National Park.
My mother always said, “Things happen for the best.” Perhaps that’s why we ended up at a little old Queensland pub 19 kms north of Mackay. We’d planned on staying in Mackay however the van park we’d booked was close to a tannery and the smell was pretty unpleasant. After checking our…
Sunset on the Discovery Coast – Town of 1770 & Agnes Water
Sunset on the Discovery Coast
Whalesong – an adventure with some beautiful giants of the ocean
It’s the start of the humpback whale season here in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia. From July to November you have the opportunity to experience these amazing mammals up close as they frolic, breed and calve in the warm Pacific waters off northern Australia. In spring they return south with their young. These beautiful…
Camping recipes – Salmon Patties
A quick and easy camping recipe
Queensland’s Sunshine Coast
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry Sunshine on the water looks so lovely Sunshine almost always makes me high – John Denver It’s the middle of winter on the Sunshine Coast (Queensland, Australia) and I’m wearing a t-shirt and thongs, enjoying a balmy 27 degrees C….
