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A few weeks ago, the clocks went forward here in Victoria, Australia. It brought with it the longer nights and the feeling that summer is just around the corner. It's not all roses however, as the children see the sunlight, they think it's not bedtime and won't go to...

Spring is heating up for us here in Melbourne, mixed in with some very cold days. We go from shorts for a few days, followed by puffer jackets back on for the next few days. All this mixed-up weather certainly seems to make people get sick; we are going through a...

As regular readers will be aware, it has been an emotional year for me with losing Robert and, more recently, our beloved dog Rafa. However, it was time for me to make a decisive decision over my own health and have a long-overdue hip replacement, which I did last...

I hope this email finds you in good health and high spirits. This week, it's back to school and kinder for my children here in Melbourne. The clocks also changed here, ready for summer, bringing darker mornings and lighter evenings. My husband has had “one of those...

I hope this email finds you in good health and high spirits. It's spring holidays for all the schools here in Victoria, Australia. We left school pickup on Friday and headed to the coast with all our camping gear. We spent four nights camping, soaking up the ocean,...