A Journey of a Thousand Miles

Jan 25, 2015 | Adventure, Life

They say “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – my journey started more than 15 years ago and has finally reached its end – I have travelled 3683 kilometres since last Wednesday. Yesterday morning I left Grafton at 7:00am...

Eulogy – Auntie Eva

Jan 14, 2015 | Life

Hello, my name is John Robinson and I’m Auntie Eva’s nephew. Auntie Eva was always my favourite auntie even though I don’t  really know any of my other aunties. We were always very close and we even shared a birthday, although just a few years...

Today is my Fiftieth Birthday

Jul 2, 2014 | Life

Well today is the day I turn 50, I’m still not really sure how that makes me feel, in my opinion it is one of the last ‘milestone birthdays’ where you’re still working and in good health, generally in the years beyond 50 you start to show signs...

Learning to Build

Aug 29, 2013 | Life, Tiny House Project

For more than 30 years I had dreamed of building my own home, well when I say home I mean somewhere to live, somewhere as a base for the adventurer in me to return to and somewhere to sit on a porch and reflect on places I had been. Finally I was in a position to make...

Planting our Garden

Aug 10, 2013 | Food, Life

“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves”. — Mohandas Gandhi Today Carla and I visited Heronswood in Dromana, this historic building built in 1874 and set on 46 acres of gardens is home to the The...

Blogging Is Easy And Fun

Apr 4, 2012 | Life

Blogging is the digital publishing revolution that has made everyone a publisher.  By turning the process of creating a website into one that’s point-and-click simple, blogging has led to an unleashing of creativity never before seen online.  Blogging...