General Lifestyle Blog Posts
Christmas Decorations to make with the family
As a longstanding maker of Christmas decorations to sell to other people, Christmas typically starts in our house around May! Perhaps this explains why poor Stu detests Christmas music so much…? Making your own Christmas decorations is a great way to get into the...
Great places to eat between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast
With Stu and Daniel being self-confessed food addicts, and none of the rest of the family being adverse to a meal out, it’s fair to say that we've munched our way around plenty of eateries between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. There's certainly no shortage of...
Simple Sewing Projects for Beginners
I have always had an interest in creating things and in sewing, even from a young age when I would hand stitch felt Christmas decorations (something I still do now, although the quality has improved somewhat!) I moved on to making larger projects such as baby quilts...
A tourists guide to Australian wildlife – Part 2 birds
Prior to moving to Australia, I’d never had a great interest in birds. Sure, they’re pleasant enough and I like to hear them sing, aside from a 4am dawn chorus, but I’d never really noticed them much. With all their colourful feathers, a cacophony of noisy calls and...
Creative Things to do with Kids
As parents, we’ve all been there; it’s about 1 hour into the school holidays that the kids have been desperately waiting for, the lego sets have lost their appeal, the toys you fought tooth and nail to acquire them last Christmas or birthday have been discarded on the...
A tourists guide to Australian wildlife – Part 1 Mammals
Australia is home to a wealth of wildlife, much of which is unique to this diverse continent and ranges from the cute and cuddly to the downright bizarre. Home to 21 of the 25 most venomous snakes in the world, spiders that would sooner kill you than look at you,...
