Bodyschool

I started the morning being tea lady with my friend Ricky from & the who were conducting tours to show the devastation caused by mining giant Alcoa in OUR Jarrah Forests.

These forests will NEVER grow back as they were and almost none of the proceeds of the mines stays in WA.

There are so many species of plants and animals in the Northern Jarrah Forest only found in this location, and destroying forests amidst climate change is INSANITY.

Follow Ricky and the , donate money, give your time, protest, vote - do anything to help preserve these precious forests .

I am moved to action by the thought of my grandchildren asking where it all went. 😔

So Exciting 😍

We are only the second owners of our 1969 home.

We are stripping back the 1990’s reno and keeping the gorgeous accents from 69.

Crippled by the decision making, I decided to think about how I wanted to feel in the spaces, what we love to do in our home and to honour the love and work put into our home at creation. The stone work on our feature walls & the terrazo stairs are wonderful.

I love to think of the hand on the trowel steadily building our double brick home. I love to imagine the family who lived here before us for 40 years.

Tile stripping starts tomoz !

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Avalon March 2026

For 30 years I’d eagerly listened to the stories of Avalon, the home place of our dear friend Steve and his family.

I’d visited Sydney many times and swooned at her natural beauty not knowing her sister Avalon was paradise - an hour north.

We spent a week in childlike wonder retracing the early life of our friend in his hometown of Avalon.

Perched on the southern end of Avalon Beach in a 1960’s apartment, we slept and woke to the roaring surf.

At dawn we pottered down to the ocean pool or grabbed boogie boards for a quick play in the waves.

Long walks into Claireville admiring lush bush, steep winding cliffs and incredible homes.

Steve shared all his stories of growing up, riding his bike over the big hill with his surfboard to the break at Avalon Beach.

He showed us his family home where Koalas sat in trees on his front lawn and described amazing adventures finding deep caves on the cliffs.

We discovered the places where Steve and his friends went to see early Australian bands like INXS.

Our favourite day was out on the Pittwater. In a hired tinny, we explored the waterway as Steve shared stories of his childhood - fishing, camping holidays on his family boat and becoming a boat builder.

We pulled up at a jetty at the Newport Arms for a bucket of prawns and a rosè. We jumped in the water for a dip at a secluded cove and Steve showed us where they filmed Puberty Blues!

We ate delicious food everywhere we went and shared precious time with his family.

Avalon has so much natural beauty coupled with small town friendliness.

I love this part of getting older, going on an adventure to discover more about a longterm dear friend.

This is exactly why I want to stay fit and healthy as I age, to have the strength and mobility to climb hills, swim in waterways and enjoy new adventures.