My Life

Feb
08
Day Trip to Daylesford - Final Part Daylesford Town Center, Paradise Bookshop and Harvest Cafe

Day Trip to Daylesford - Final Part Daylesford Town Center, Paradise Bookshop and Harvest Cafe

We couldn't leave Daylesford without exploring the town center! Daylesford felt like a typical Australian country town -
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Feb
08
Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 3 Lake Daylesford and Mineral Springs

Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 3 Lake Daylesford and Mineral Springs

Lake Daylesford is a short 5 minute drive from Wombat Hills Botanical Gardens, so we decided to explore that next.
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Feb
03
Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 2 Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens

Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 2 Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens

After a delectable breakfast at Cliffy's Emporium, we went off to explore the area with full bellies and
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Feb
02
Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 1 Cliffy's Emporium

Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 1 Cliffy's Emporium

Date: Saturday, 25 January 2025 Most of the year, it's too cold for us to travel around Victoria,
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Jan
28
Weekend of Sunshine in Melbourne: Caroline Springs, Brunswick and Tofu Shoten

Weekend of Sunshine in Melbourne: Caroline Springs, Brunswick and Tofu Shoten

Date: 17 - 19 January 2025 Summer weekends full of sun, warmth, delicious food, and time to unwind. Ah, absolute
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Jan
26
Mother & Daughters at Old Man Drew Cafe

Mother & Daughters at Old Man Drew Cafe

Sharlene and I have been talking about going to Old Man Drew, an outdoor cafe with a fairy garden setting
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Jan
24
I'm back!

I'm back!

I started this blog more than a decade ago, in 2012. In my very first post, I summarised the reasons
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Feb
09
You Yang Ranges: Branding Yard Trail

You Yang Ranges: Branding Yard Trail

We have been to the You Yangs a few times, but we usually do the Flinders Peak walk. This time,
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Apr
28

Restaurant Review: Kampung Story Worst Meal Ever

Today, we decided to go out for dinner as I wasn't up to cooking at home. We recently
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Jun
22

Puzzling it out

I am reading "The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean
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