What Exactly Happened To Hill End? Hill End is a mining town just north of the city of Bathurst in NSW, Australia. Founded during the 1850s’ gold rush, it reached it’s peak in the 1870s, with about 8,000 residents. At…

It’s a long weekend here in Australia this weekend as we celebrate the landing at Gallipoli on April 25th, 1915. One hundred and one years ago, troops from England, France, Senegal, Newfoundland, India, Australia and New Zealand landed at Gallipoli…

After writing “What If I Hold A Party And No One Comes” Lesley Gore’s song “It’s My Party” started on auto play in my head! Well, ok, to tell the truth, it started as I was writing the post. (And…

You know, that question faces me every time I sit down and write a blog post! What if no one likes me and no one comes to my party? Basically, it’s their loss. They may have other things on their…

Or you could read a book. Maybe read some poetry or meditate on your favorite quotes. Or just sit and think! Sometimes you can have too much stuff going on that you’re just tired, and a ten minute power nap…

Have you ever had one of THOSE days where nothing seems to go right? Interruptions, hard to focus, bad coffee? I hate bad coffee, and even felt like firing the barista this morning the coffee tasted so bad. Then I…