Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Baby steps

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Garry and I have booked two weeks in Bali for late October. We're calling this our first official retirement holiday (or taking baby ste...
Monday, August 10, 2026

Gift fair swan song

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This morning I flew home from a weekend in Melbourne. I’ve spent the last two days introducing Artiwood’s new owner to customers and industr...
Monday, July 27, 2026

Christmas in July (The Sequel)

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Garry and I are currently enjoying a long weekend in Meerschaum Vale, a lush farm-filled valley near Ballina. We’re staying with our...
Monday, July 20, 2026

Sold!

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Garry and I have sold Artiwood. This momentous change comes less than a month after celebrating the eleventh anniversary of its acquisition...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

Yuletide dining

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Garry and I hosted another successful Christmas in July last night. Including ourselves, we had seven in attendance. We lost three guests...
Sunday, July 05, 2026

The bucket list

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Having logged so many travel adventures over the years, I’m often asked, where to next? I’m quick to reassure people that there’s plenty l...
Saturday, July 04, 2026

Where to from here?

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Garry and I will be on the road again later this month. I have three trips planned over five weeks. You could say that every time the diar...
Sunday, June 28, 2026

Last century in Seattle

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I first visited Seattle in 1999. I stayed with Michael, a friend originally from Sydney, and his partner, Anthony. Michael had recently re...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Home again

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We’ve returned from our Vanuatu vacation. Our flight to Brisbane and on to Sydney passed without incident. As we approached Sydney, the flig...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

Nanggol

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That’s another item ticked off the bucket list. This morning, Garry and I visited Pentecost Island to witness its extraordinary Land Diving...