After two entire years of writing nothing on my blog for fear of vilification during the controversial 2016 election year, I’ve come back to feel out if I had the heart to start again, and there it was, my very last draft post, waiting patiently to join the ranks of internet opinions, it feels like it could have been written last …
Doesn’t Everyone chase their horse in a Ute? Stories from an Australian Country Childhood
Old Jim was quite a character. He was my first intro to horse ownership and a love of all things equestrian.
California Road Trip
Having spent most of the summer just hanging out, we decided to take a 2 week trip to California, using a business engagement as the premise.
Acreage, A Cast Iron Tub and A Horse Named Jim
When I was a kid, maybe 7 or 8, my parents moved us from a suburban home to a small acreage plot in a small country town about 50 km from the major centre.
A Climbing Adventure-Teens Love This Stuff
Over the Fourth of July Weekend we got outta Dodge because a) the fireworks are crazy and b) we had a gig to attend.
An Attitude That Must Change
The other night I posted something on facebook, a comment made by our current President in the wake of yet another mass shooting.
Hidden Gems of New York City
On Saturday we went to Governor’s Island. It sits right in the middle of New York Harbour, a short 10 minute ferry ride from South Ferry at the bottom of Manhattan.
We’re So Cool, We Took The Kids to See Billy Joel
On Thursday evening we went to see Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden. We took the kids.
The post When everything happens at Once
So the last 2 weeks have been a crazy whirlwind. Frantic would also describe it.
We found a village
Last week while we continued to wait to hear which school Miss Gremlin got into, she started to process what’s happening, her life is about to change and she’s beginning the grieving process of everything she’s ever known to change completely.