Outside my window… It is totally dark, it’s a country night with no moon I am thankful… for our home, we are extremely grateful to have one, there are so many in our region who are now homeless since the floods. Two months ago nearby towns were decimated by ‘once in a lifetime’ floods, a month later the flood waters returned! Much of our region is classed as a natural disaster, in one city alone 34,000 people are now homeless, many living with friends and family I am thinking… about the upcoming Federal Elections at the end of May. This is an incredibly important election, I have so much to…

Outside my window… it’s another lovely, warm day. Winter officially ends in ten days, reality is Spring weather arrived weeks ago I am thankful… to live on our property in the Australian bush. I’m extremely cognisant that life with Covid restrictions is extremely tough for many of our fellow Australians, including many family members.  Life for us, particularly our children, hasn’t been impacted as severely as our City dwellers I am thinking… about my two morning runs this week, 5km each. I’ve finally managed to run 5km without stopping again, mental breakthrough! It’s actually rather surprising how quickly I’ve regained lost ground Learning all the time… This Term, Term 3,…

Outside my window… the bush appears soft in the post dawn light. There was more rain overnight and the lawn is lush and the paddocks green. So hard to believe only  12 months ago we were suffering through a drought and the after effects of bushfires that decimated 52% of our Valley I am thankful… to live in country NSW, we have been spared much of the Covid 19 restrictions of larger cities and in particular Victoria. I often wonder what our children will remember as adults. Our youngest processes changes through play, which includes enactments of border checkpoints and passes and talk of being one and a half metres…