We love live music but because life gets so busy, we don’t get to go to concerts often. But I make an effort to make sure we go to at least one big live concert a year….last year we saw the totally amazing Queen! We almost missed out this year but at the last moment, […]
Book Review – The Trauma Cleaner
By Sarah in Book Reviews Tags: book review, Sandra Pankhurst, Sarah Krasnostein, The Trauma Cleaner
Life is busy for us at the moment…especially as Christmas is rapidly approaching…so I haven’t had much time to sit down and enjoy a good read. However when I saw online reviews on this latest release book, I immediately added it to my must get list….and then read it immediately… The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah […]
The Scary Side of AFL Football
By Sarah in Melbourne Tags: AFL, AFL Grand Final, Aussie Rules, footy, Geelong Cats
Apologies to those who have no interest in or knowledge of AFL Football, but I need to get something off my chest! I am a proud Geelong Cats supporter….have been all my life. Thankfully I am married to another proud Geelong supporter so our house is definitely all about the blue and white hoops. We […]
Book Review – Finding Gobi
By Sarah in Book Reviews Tags: book review, Dion Leonard, Finding Gobi, Gobi Desert
Finding Gobi is the most heartwarming book you could ever read…and I am not joking! Imagine this…in 2016, an ultra marathon runner, Dion Leonard, is attempting the Gobi Desert…a 155 mile six day event…when a little terrier mix starts to run with him. And stayed with Dion even when going over the treacherous Tian Shan […]
Maling Road Auto Classico 2017
By Sarah in Melbourne, Vintage Tags: classic cars, Maling Road, Maling Road Auto Classico, Melbourne, vintage cars
A chance reading of a local paper led us to discover a fabulous car show last weekend…the Maling Road Auto Classico… Maling Road is a gorgeous street in the Melbourne suburb of Canterbury, and one I know very well although I haven’t been back there for ages. I can’t think of a better setting with […]
Vintage Love – Word from the Bird
By Sarah in Fashion, Vintage Tags: Ballarat, Retro, vintage, vintage clothing, Word from the Bird
One of the big benefits of social media is the ability to make friends across the country and even across the world. I discovered this little shop in Ballarat via Instagram, and have been wanting to make the trip up the highway every since. And a few weekends ago, we finally made it…in fact, it […]
Doctor Blake’s Ballarat – the Exhibition
By Sarah in Melbourne, Vintage Tags: Ballarat, Craig McLachlan, Doctor Blake's Mysteries, Gold Museum
As a keen Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries fan, I had been looking for another Australian murder-mystery series set in past eras to watch. I came across Doctor Blake Mysteries purely by accident, and was immediately hooked! It stars well know Australian actors Craig McLachlan as police surgeon Dr Lucien Blake, and Nadine Garner as his […]
DonateLife Week 2017
By Sarah in Liver Transplant, Organ Donation Tags: DonateLife Week 2017, Liver Transplant, organ donation
Today is the beginning of DonateLife Week 2017… a week that is all about promoting organ and tissue donation, with the aim of increasing donation levels and transplantation outcomes… Currently, there are more than 1,400 Australians and their families are today waiting for a life-saving transplant. My husband was once one of those waiting…he waited […]