As a child, there was an old song that my father used to sing every time I wanted to spread my wings and fly the familial coop. It asked: “How you gonna keep ’em down on the farm, now that they’ve seen Paree?” Now that I’ve flown – not the coop – but first class, […]
It was a few years back that I was there … So what was I doing at a health retreat? No alcohol, no caffeine, no fatty foods for five whole days – sounds like hell doesn’t it? It was anything but. By way of explanation: I married a modern-day, male version of Typhoid Mary – […]
Ever seen a white-flowering Jacaranda tree? There’s one in Sydney’s Botanic Gardens (Location C). It’s at the end of a line of colour that starts with a blazing red Illawarra Flame Tree, followed by a huge Jacaranda of the purple-flowering variety and in its lee a spreading Michelia with creamy white blossoms as large as […]