I thought I’d start writing about things that I learn from or get inspired by on a weekly basis. I collect a huge number of reading materials, both in printed format and online, but it wasn’t till a recent holiday that I was able to catch up with some of that reading. Life gets in…
Author: Kathie
Anzac Day
Today is Anzac Day in Australia – ANZAC being short for Australia New Zealand Army Corps. Probably one of the most important days in Australia’s calendar. You can read more about it here. For the first time Graham and I attended an Anzac Day Memorial Dawn Service. There were tens of thousands of people doing…
A visit to Benthany Winery
While my husband, his sister and brother-in-law visited inside the winery I took a walk outside to see what I could find. This is the winery building – beautiful, isn’t it? Down the road near the entrance they had a dam and in the car park were some bushes, including the lavender below. Don’t forget,…
Interesting trees
The Australian gum tree shows such character don’t you think? I love it. And I love all the other trees you see dotted around the Australian countryside. These certainly attracted my interest. This one is at Mengler’s Hill in South Australia. And this one my sister-in-law calls the Spooky Tree. It’s down the road from…
Merildin Train Station – now abandoned
My sister-in-law took me for a drive to a few places and we ended up at this old abandoned train station some miles out of Mintaro as the afternoon grew late. I loved this place – was lovely in the golden sunlight, surrounded by wheat fields. And these were just across the road from the…