Hello there I wish you a very happy new year! I hope you are enjoying the holiday season and are ready for wonderful and productive 2019. It has been one year since my last blog post and it is so nice to be here again. After blogging for at least 5 years on Gingham Red… Read More
Hello It’s so lovely to be back in Portland Victoria for our annual holiday. We are here for a week. The difference in weather this year compared to last year is significant. In January 2013 Portland was surrounded by bush fires. We had to evacuate the holiday house we were staying in because of the approaching… Read More
Dear Friends After 6 days our holiday at Cape Bridgewater is coming to an end. We left the farm house a day early as we smelt fire on Thursday morning. There were signs of smoke in the air. Not thick smoke but a very thin layer. The smoke was probably from the fire near Nelson… Read More
Dear Friends It seems Australia has been on fire this week. Catastrophic bush fires were declared for many parts of New South Wales and Tasmania. Victoria and parts of Queensland are burning too. I wonder whether this is all part of global warming. The hottest temperatures on record were recorded for Sydney and Melbourne this… Read More
Hello We are now on holidays in Cape Bridgewater located approximately 15 minutes from Portland and 4.5 hours from Melbourne by car. We left Melbourne last Friday on a 40 degree day and travelled for hours along the magnificent Great Ocean Road. We arrived at our destination in the early afternoon. Our accomodation for the week… Read More