Love & Desire – Modern Life

Work, oil on canvas, Ford Madox Brown, 1852-65

Modern Life: Love & Desire. A rare mother and daughter’s day. I am meeting mum and Michelle here at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA). I arrive early though and before they arrive too, I park the car and wander through the sculpture garden.… Read the rest

Love & Desire

The Lady of Shallot, John William Waterhouse, 1888

Love & Desire. A rare mother and daughter’s day. I am meeting mum and Michelle here at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA). I arrive early though and before they arrive too, I park the car and wander through the sculpture garden.… Read the rest

And So This Is Christmas…

And So This Is Christmas…

Another year over….almost. After all, we still have Christmas to celebrate. Given the alarming start (Harley gave us quite a scare just after our arrival), we can only hope it gets better from now on. And so it is Christmas…

Michelle, John & Kit Arrive

Bouncing around

We start a fresh on December 20 with Michelle, John & Kit arriving.… Read the rest

A Homecoming To Remember

Are we really going on that tiny plane mum?

It has been two years since we have been home. Turns out this one is a homecoming to remember. We are all excited about the return to Australia and although I have loved visiting Hong Kong on the way (and wishing we could have stayed a bit longer), I feel an overwhelming surge of sentimentality as we touch down in Sydney after an(other) overnight flight.… Read the rest

Ocean Park

Ocean Park

A bit of a late night out on the Star Ferry exploring last night sets us back in getting out the door again this morning. Luckily the Hong Kong metro is efficient and we arrive at Ocean Park from our apartment in Causeway Bay in about half an hour, virtually no time!… Read the rest

Victoria Peak, Man Mo & The Star Ferry

Views of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak

It’s nearly 10am before we leave the apartment headed for Victoria Peak. So much for my daily schedule. Though I shouldn’t be too hard on us, we’re all exhausted after the Thursday night flight and did quite well to get through our arrival and first afternoon in Hong Kong relatively unscathed.… Read the rest

Antarctica, World Islands

Dubai Skyline

Far from La Dolce Far Niete, the art of doing nothing, today we head out on a Dubai Marina Yacht Club rally to the World Islands.  We have a line up of things to do!

JBR Skyline, morning

We arrive at the Marina around 8:30am and Candida nearly has the boat ready.… Read the rest