Mar 4, 2024 | Childhood, Family, Family History, Life In Africa, Road Trip, Travel
I grew up in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe and spent much of my childhood exploring our beautiful country with my parents. We enjoyed camping and exploring remote places of interest, caving and fishing in the many mountains, rivers and lakes.My father was told that the Mozambique...
Dec 11, 2023 | Communication, Relationships, Self Care
Recently a few of my special friends have lost loved ones and this caused me to re-read a blog I wrote a few years ago about Grief. I felt it necessary to read the blog again to see if, over time, I should update anything that I had written, before I recommended that...
Aug 24, 2023 | Life In Africa, Road Trip, Travel
The iconic Table Mountain, from Signal Hill, Cape Town, South Africa In April 2023 we were fortunate to be able to visit South Africa. My partner Ken had never been to South Africa so it was wonderful to see the places I know so well through his eyes. I grew up in...
Dec 14, 2022 | Cruising, New Caledonia, Sailing, Travel
After nearly two and a half years stuck in Tasmania, SV No Soucy returns home to New Caledonia. Martin, Ken & Bron – happy to have arrived in Noumea No Soucy, home at last in Noumea, New Caledonia Coffs Harbour, Australia to Noumea, New Caledonia Ken & I...
May 17, 2022 | COVID-19, Cruising, Life on SV Nichola, Sailing, When life hands you lemons
Are you talking about ‘BC’? Have you noticed that people are beginning to drop ‘BC’ into conversations these days? The BC that they are referring to is Before Covid and definitely not the BC we learned about at school. At the beginning of 2020,...
Mar 20, 2022 | Family, Relationships
Recently my younger brother, Brian, came to visit us in Tasmania. We last met in person six years ago. We regularly enjoy video calls and share text/chats online, however, nothing replaces meeting in person. Ken, Brian & Bron take a break walking up the Hazards to...
Dec 24, 2021 | Communicating, Relationships
Recently the media reported that an American political commentator, Candice Owens, has become so concerned about Australian lockdowns that she wants American troops sent Down Under to liberate us. Surely she was joking? The Covid-19 Lockdowns in Australia have...
Dec 4, 2021 | Communicating, Communication, COVID-19, Gardening, Self Care
Standing with my bare feet on the pathway in my shade house, I remember my partner, Ken and I collecting those stones from beaches a short distance from our home. We borrowed his mother’s shopping trolly and filled it to the brim on each trip. We spent many...
Jul 25, 2021 | COVID-19, Cruising, Road Trip, Self Care, When life hands you lemons
Despite COVID-19, the time since the pandemic hit us has been an amazing one for me. As I reflect on how fortunate I have been, I find myself feeling guilty because my year has been so much better than others in the world. The year 2020 began with us circumnavigating...
Feb 15, 2021 | Communicating, COVID-19, Self Care, When life hands you lemons
Yesterday I flew from Hobart to Flinders Island. Until then, the only time I wore a mask was on the few occasions that I used a sanding machine. One of the signs around Tasmanian airports Everyone in the Hobart airport terminal is wearing a face mask. This is unusual...