Anyone living here knows how hot it has been. Working in a kitchen is even hotter, so we took a break and drove over to Warana beach for a s...

The happy ham scammer was soon forgotten in the rush and looking back, it was a hundred invested in our education. But the well dressed elde...

If took twenty-four hours too long to recognise the trick. We should have known, but when the tall New Zealander turned up at the kitchen do...

Sold out! The egg man had the sign up before 11am. That’s the problem with a real farmer’s market. The chooks can lay only so many in the we...

Collected IXL from the Sydney plane and she headed straight for the kitchen. The stainless steel pin that has been threaded through the bone...

Thanks to Annabel Candy for her inspirational stories that prompted me to write this one. After sixteen years Sal left the three of us for r...

Ever wondered about ‘catch and release’ fishing? Fishing has always had the nod, even JC himself had a soft spot for fishermen. Truth is, we...

What can I do with the bloody woman? After Noosa Markets, as I said, IXL was up before 3am, had a long day on her feet serving and selling, ...

Close your eyes at Noosa markets on Sunday and you could have been in Provence! Beautiful day, cool breeze and so much real food. (Good coff...

What do you do when the love of your life (IXL) says ‘You should do nothing but write’, then loads you up with so many jobs you have to ask ...