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  • Eleven things I learnt holidaying with kids in New Zealand’s South Island

    by Fiona

    We spent 12 days in New Zealand this winter. I learnt a few things about my kids, winter weather and other life lessons.

    July 21, 2019
    Comments 4
    Kids, The Blog, Travel
  • Kaine and Jade Hunt a.k.a Secret Chef Catering

    by Fiona

    Still high from the success of their first appearance at Eat The Street in Lismore, Kaine and Jade Hunt were brimming with enthusiasm and ideas to enhance to their fledgling catering business when I caught up with them recently. The couple run Secret Chef Catering from their 5-acre property in Clunes, where they grow coffee, fruit trees, herbs, vegetables and chickens. They’re about to...

    April 8, 2017
    Comments 0
    Profiles, The Foodies
  • Vlad Kolas | Artist

    by Fiona

    Prize-winning painter, Vlad Kolas, is moving about his studio, brush in hand, music blaring, when I appear at the door one hot afternoon. Startled, he turns and jumps off the ground and walks over, wiping his hands with a rag. Music is a crucial element to Vlad’s artistic practice, giving him energy and inspiration. Today, as with other days, Led Zeppelin and David Bowie...

    February 5, 2017
    Comments 2
    Profiles, The Creative Types

Latest Profiles

July 10, 2017

Megan Oaten | Experimental Social Psychologist

As a mid-career scientist specialising in the field of Experimental Social Psychology, Megan Oaten is among a small but...

by Fiona
Comments 4
June 3, 2017

Kym Strow and Sarah Jones | a.k.a. Flock Espresso and Eats

“I am boss of everything,” jokes Kym Strow, one half of the couple behind Lismore café, Flock Espresso and...

by Fiona
Comments 0
April 8, 2017

Kaine and Jade Hunt a.k.a Secret Chef Catering

Still high from the success of their first appearance at Eat The Street in Lismore, Kaine and Jade Hunt...

by Fiona
Comments 0
February 5, 2017

Vlad Kolas | Artist

Prize-winning painter, Vlad Kolas, is moving about his studio, brush in hand, music blaring, when I appear at the...

by Fiona
Comments 2

Insights

Creative writing: It’s all in my mind, and it’s glorious!

Published by Fiona

I’m mid-way through a creative writing course. On the surface it’s all about creating characters, getting to know what they know, and imagining situations in which they might have...

October 8, 2016
Comments 0
Insights

Writing as Salvation | Byron Writers Festival 2016

Published by Fiona

The smell of menthol wafts from the sodden woodchips lying in the muddy grass. You can’t escape the wet, it’s coming up through the soles of boots, and down...

August 27, 2016
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Insights

Kids

July 21, 2019

Eleven things I learnt holidaying with kids in New Zealand’s South Island

We spent 12 days in New Zealand this winter. I learnt a few things about my kids, winter weather...

by Fiona
Comments 4
December 3, 2015

Camping with kids. Why do I even bother?

I’ve just recovered from our family’s most recent 36-hour, self-inflicted sanity test. Sometimes it’s called camping. I’m seriously thinking...

by Fiona
Comments 0
October 14, 2014

Tailgating a Toddler Is Hard Work, So I Stopped For A Little While

Wooka, wooka, wooka, wooka. That’s the sound my helicopter made as it rose into the air above the playground,...

by Fiona
Comments 0
March 15, 2013

What Really Happens When Role Reversal Becomes a Reality

I’ve just finished my second week back at full time work since Seth was born nearly two years ago....

by Fiona
Comments 3

Modern Life

I’m dreaming of a light Christmas

Published by Fiona

This Christmas, instead of running around like a turkey with an aversion to stuffing, I’m going to be channelling my inner John Farnham. I’m going to “take the pressure...

December 13, 2016
Comment 1
Modern Life

Girl Vs Internet Logins

Published by Fiona

In the battle between saving the forests and saving my sanity, there can only be one winner. At last count I have about 25 online accounts of varying kinds....

April 25, 2016
Comments 0
Modern Life

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Paul Kelly takes on Shakespeare | Byron Writers Festival 2016

Paul Kelly has a new album out, Seven Sonnets and a Song, a collection of William Shakespeare’s works set to music. Coincidentally, or maybe not, this year also marks 400...

September 6, 2016
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My Travels

July 21, 2019

Eleven things I learnt holidaying with kids in New Zealand&...

January 19, 2016

Soundtrack To a Road Trip

December 3, 2015

Camping with kids. Why do I even bother?

June 5, 2015

Acrophobia Or Something Like It

January 6, 2011

Chaos and calm in Vietnam

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