Travelling with Kids – Adventure isn't just about the plane trips!
As the new year clocked over, T and I left the kids with their grandparents and headed off for a magnificent tasting menu experience at the Award Winning Lake House Daylesford, our Christmas present from my parents (oh the delight!). The Lake House Daylesford has a very impressive pedigree with two hats via the Age Good Food Guide and …
During my days at Melbourne University I spent countless hours researching at the State Library Victoria. Sometimes I just went for a little down time. It’s that type of place. When Master R became unwell on our recent Melbourne trip, Miss N and I took a stroll up to the library while he slept and …
One of the first things I taught my children when we started visiting my parent’s farm, which backs on to the Wombat State Forest, was to admire the native animals from a distance. I warned them not to walk up to the kangaroos that feed in the top paddock every afternoon. I said no to sticking their heads in the …
Melbourne is a vibrant city with the bonus of having a multitude of hidden delights awaiting your discovery. It was only last year that I heard about the Collingwood Children’s Farm. Suddenly it was appearing in my social media news feed with many of my Melbourne based friend’s regularly visiting and singingits praises. T and I didn’t …
Known as Geboor or Geburrh in the Aboriginal Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, Mt Macedon is a mountain a mere 64 kilometres that played an important role in my childhood. I spent many days climbing it on my horse as a young girl and even spent a number of my school years attending school on it. Whilst Mt Macedon is probably best know …