Frugal living options: a five-year experiment

“Where do you live?” It’s a question I field often, and the answer has changed several times over the last five years. First, there was the caravan on my parents’ farm in Milton, then a tent in Tabourie, and finally, the back of my van, no fixed address. It’s been an exciting and rewarding experiment,…

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Cosy spaces.

Having a cosy space is exhilarating. It’s the fulfilment of every childhood cubby house dream, a daily adventure worthy of the Swiss Family Robinson. Having somewhere that is all yours? A secret hidey hole to run to across the frosty grass while the ocean roars up the valley? It’s a dollop of self-sufficiency that not much…

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Caravan, Sweet Caravan

Hello there. I live in a classic Viscount Supreme anchored on my parent’s beautiful farm in Milton. It’s been an eventful summer of building and renovation as this caravan has been turned into a tiny home. Shall I take you on a tour? Come with me. Welcome to my home. A daybed, perfect for catnaps,…

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A new chapter

I’m continually astounded by life. Sometimes, I feel like my entire existence is founded on a string of happy coincidences. Family. Friends. University. Travel. Returning home after a year of European wandering without a clear game-plan for 2014, wondrous coincidences continue to happen: I’m living simply at home in a small space, my very own…

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Meet the Viscount Supreme

I’m finally back in sunny Australia. More specifically, I’m back on the home farm in gorgeous Milton, after eight months of pottering around England, Scotland and Wales. The year is suddenly hurtling towards Christmas and I can’t quite believe 2013 has gone so quickly. Arriving back on the farm in a haze of jet lag,…

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