by Brooke Falvey
adventure
Smashing fun at Chinchilla Melon Festival
Would you believe I’m feeling somewhat melancholy after my long weekend in the rural town of Queensland at Chinchilla’s Melon Festival? There wasn’t a free motel room to be found for miles (or possibly even in Miles*) as more than 15,000 people converged on Chinchilla last weekend, effectively tripling its population, for the celebration of all […]
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The long road from a broken heart
When Jeremy Scott was four years old, his parents told him he was going on holidays. They lied. Unable to face telling their young son that he needed open heart surgery—a procedure that was still considered a ‘lottery’ in 1977—Jeremy’s parents chose instead to tell a little white lie. The eldest son of Steve and […]
MoreAll fired up for Sunday skirmish
Sunday mornings are made for sleep-ins (or an attempt at one), morning walks along the river, trips to the markets and if I’m lucky, a lazy brunch in the sunshine. They are not, in most cases, for running through bushland in a pair of camouflage overalls that (unattractively) expose your ankles, wearing what looks like […]
MoreLate night adventures
“I’m going on an adventure.” —Bilbo Baggins On Sunday night, I posted a quote on my Facebook which said: “I want a late night adventure. I want someone to call me up and say, “I’m outside. Let’s go do something!” I want to go out late at night in my pjs. Maybe drive around. Go […]
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Wine tasting in McLaren Vale
As I previously mentioned here, I spent a long weekend in Adelaide in January for my mate Elisa’s wedding. It was a memorable weekend and not just because of the wedding (ladies flashing their lady parts at me .. go back and read this post for more). Not only was it my first to […]
MoreThe detox challenge: no sugar, gluten, dairy, TV and social media.
With a frozen Coke in my hand, an empty cupcake wrapper scrunched up near my foot and singing The Archie’s ‘Sugar, Sugar’ a little too enthusiastically, my week-long detox was probably off to a bad start. Mum had packed a bag of grapes but like a crazed junkie, I was desperate for one last hit […]
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