Summer so far has been an exhausting haze of uncertainty and fear, measured by the growth of the Currowan bushfire. The family farm in Milton and my mother’s cottage in Lake Tabourie have repeatedly come under threat. The entire 100-acre farm that my siblings and I grew up on is now a charred, burned landscape.…
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People live in inspiring ways, all around us. Ways that are simple, rich with meaning, and that defy the cultural assumption of project home bliss and its accompanying mortgage shackles. A friend’s family have a secret hideaway of a home down south, in a glade by a river. It’s been home to their family for over…
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You get that feeling of anticipation. You’re well into double digits but the few days surrounding your birthday are exciting, tremulous and full of unexplored possibilities. Whether it’s a homebody’s delight of a day with family, a dinner with friends, or some frolicking in the garden, it’s a moment where we stop. We clasp the…
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The Smith farm is home to eight people. The garage has been converted into three extra rooms, and I’m living the caravan life. The cars out front make it look like party central. It’s busy. It’s chaotic. It’s always fun. You’d think we were at capacity. But no. There’s plenty of room for the cats,…
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It’s that time of year when summer is still weaving its peculiar magic. The holiday rush has abated and the kids have been packed off to school again. Somehow, things slowly begin slotting into place as the world passes by in a dozey, in-between daze, and summer manages to bedazzle us with…
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Life at the Smith house keeps bumbling along in traditional Smith fashion. You never know what each day will bring, to be truly honest. Jacob is back from his surfing road-trip with a cold and tales of peanut-butter sandwiches by the sunset. Sara and Harlen can reliably be found whipping up red velvet cupcakes and…
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The Smith family have lived in Milton for over a decade, and for most of that time the vegetable garden has been a flurry of productivity. In the summer, most meals involve running down to grab a lettuce, a bunch of tomatoes, or a sprig of herbs. Unfortunately, over the last few years, the veg…
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