All Good Things Must Come to an End…

And on Tuesday 4 January (2022) my sister and I reached the end of our soul-enriching holiday together. Time for one last walk before a leisurely brunch, pack up, and her ninety minutes drive back to Sydney. Sometimes when my sister comes for a weekend stay, we take a walk along The Blue Mile. This …

Adoption – Our voices, our stories

There was a time in Australian society when it was common practice to remove babies at birth from unmarried mothers and give them to childless married couples to raise as their own. Until the mid-1970s, and in some cases into the 80s, it was a popular solution to the twin societal problems of single mothers …

My Big Bruvver the Larrikin

Just in case my last post has you thinking my brother was a saint I wish to share with you one or two of his escapades, to which I'm not sure a girl of my then tender years should have been exposed. First, a misadventure that started out with the best of intentions. I was …