Travel

While DH2 was in East Timor for his birthday adventure, I had some in-town adventures myself. Little Lon is a gin distillery in a CBD heritage listed red brick cottage offering a masterclass in gin distillation. I signed myself up for that. Lunar New Year celebration performances were all over the city and even in […]

Road Trip! One year we took a train, one year we flew, and in 2025 we drove to Adelaide. The goal for this trip was the Fringe Festival so DH2 arranged three talks at the various universities there. We drove the “middle route” on the way there which took us through Kingston where we played

After ushering in the new year, we prepared for our Pasadena friends to visit for 2 weeks. They had the same airbnb that we had in 2021!! I had plans to show them everything I showed my son but they had limited energy so we only did a handful of activities like going to the

A mere 45 minute flight deposited us in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston where we visited their Cataract Gorge Reserve and their Art Gallery at Royal Park to admire the art of Michael McWilliams. On the drive to Wynyard, we visited the Australian Axeman’s Hall of Fame which was a bit surreal. Our friends

I kicked off the month by meeting some “cool retired women” from Facebook to tour the “Cats and Dogs” exhibit at the NGV. It was nice to connect with new people and spend a pleasurable afternoon. Following Melbourne creators, I often feel FOMO when they announce an event. But now I’m in Melbourne! I have