Saturday, June 06, 2020

Free at last

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Something extraordinary is unfolding in the state of New South Wales (NSW). The State Government has been progressively easing social di...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Two weeks in March

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It's been six months now since COVID-19 started appearing in the news.  Then two months ago the Government imposed a national lock-down...
Saturday, May 23, 2020

Get rich quick!

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We're super excited this weekend. Our first attempt at growing saffron has resulted in our very first flower of the season. It has t...
Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Bursting your bubble

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The news from Australia is still unfolding with a daily dose of highs and lows.  Yesterday NSW recorded no new COVID-19 cases for t...
Sunday, April 26, 2020

Seeking a new direction

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Is Australia's next coronavirus crisis just around the corner? A battle with public complacency looks like it's become the new f...
Sunday, April 19, 2020

Four more weeks

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It’s official. Australians are in for another four weeks of partial lockdown. The continued restrictions reflect growing confidence that...
Sunday, April 12, 2020

Bending the curve

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Some encouraging COVID-19 graphs have been published today. In NSW, there were 49 new confirmed cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on April 9. ...
Saturday, April 04, 2020

Mission impossible

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I got up early to visit the Supermarket. Oh, the joy of joys! We finally have some basic essentials. I never thought I’d be so happy to s...
Friday, April 03, 2020

Off the chart

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I honesty thought weeks of unrelenting news headlines had finally lost their ability to shock me. That is until the New York Times publi...
Monday, March 30, 2020

$320 billion and counting

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It’s been another extraordinary news day in Australia. Earlier today the Federal Government announced the nation’s largest-ever social s...
Thursday, March 26, 2020

Grounded!

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As a regular traveller for business and pleasure, I've been watching the aviation sector's response to COVID-19 with interest. ...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

I kept my promise. You keep your distance!

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The University of Sydney has released a social distancing model today. The success or failure of Australia's coronavirus fight relie...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

Sorry we're closed

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I never thought I'd ever witness this day! Australia has officially closed its border to all visitors. The Prime Minister has just a...
Sunday, March 15, 2020

It's life, but not as we know it

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Australia appears to be progressively going into lockdown this weekend. Today the Government announced that cruise ships coming from inte...
Friday, March 13, 2020

Something big is going on...

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The economic data making headlines this morning is rather sober reading. Highlights so far include: Chinese airlines report domestic traf...
Saturday, March 07, 2020

Our new housemate

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We've got a new housemate. This week we discovered a baby Asian House Gecko living in our bathroom. It's been reappearing after...
Friday, March 06, 2020

Panic buying mayhem

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The world has simply gone mad. As the Coronavirus pandemic unfolds Australian consumers have begun panic buying en masse. In the las...
Thursday, March 05, 2020

Going viral

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We just returned from Melbourne, where we exhibited at the industry’s annual Toy Fair. What a strange week it has been! The coronavirus viru...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Five years and counting

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We’ve just finished another Sydney Gift Fair trade show out at Homebush. This is the second time we have used a new, smaller custom-built st...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Dam good news

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Australia’s incredible Summer of extremes continues unabated. In recent days the Sydney basin has experienced its heaviest two-day rain...
Saturday, February 08, 2020

When in Rome...

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For the entire time Garry and I lived in London we never indulged in a High Tea. This quintessentially British tradition was conceive...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

The Ring of Kerry

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The Ring of Kerry is one of Ireland’s most famous, and picturesque, scenic drives. It’s a circular route around the Iveragh Peninsu...