Good morning – I hope you all enjoyed a nice Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend? Today we went to the Benchmarking Birchs Bay Sculpture Trail.  Poppy is nearly back to her normal self after her bout with Hand, Foot & Mouth, and she seemed to love wandering in the grass. The 1.5 km outdoor trail was

We came, we saw, we shopped…and we ATE!  Our trip to Melbourne turned out to be a gastronomic delight!  We sampled some of the finest fare the city has on offer and experienced The European, Coda, Gingerboy, Spicy Fish and The Journal.  I will need to go on a detox today! I missed Poppy, but thankfully Nick kept me

I am SO excited!  Tonight I fly to Melbourne with my girlfriend’s – Jo, Jen & Cherida, for our annual Urban Adventure!  We haven’t been away together for two years (as last year Jo and I had little Bubba’s). The fridge is full of expressed milk, mini-portioned meals for Poppy and a Chicken & Mushroom Pie

Ah the big city fix – there is nothing quite like it!  I am finishing my week of ‘Pre-Poppy Adventures’ with the urban variety. Living in Tasmania has so many advantages, but on one level, a girl just has to get off the island every now and then. I love being immersed in the hub

I was a late starter … I learnt to snowboard when I was 22 whilst living in Canada back in 1992!  I caught the bug and since then have enjoyed numerous snowboarding trips with Nick and our friends to the mainland, New Zealand and back to Canada.   Nick and I look forward to sharing

In 2006 I was very fortunate to do a Franklin River rafting trip with work.  This was the last trip for our Certificate IV Outdoor Recreation students for the year and there was a spare seat!   I have had many bushwalking adventures in the Tasmanian wilderness over the years, but after experiencing this 9

Our photo board in our kitchen has always been a source of inspiration (see previous post) – serving as a daily reminder of some of our amazing adventures we have enjoyed with family and friends.   So…this week I am going to post some Pre-Poppy Adventures! The first is a kayaking trip in 2008 with