Saturday, March 22, 2025 Public service announcement: Best shower of the trip. Managed to wash…| And Anyways…
Friday, March 21, 2025 This morning, we waved goodbye to Inverness and headed south to…| And Anyways…
Thursday, March 20, 2025 Another cold start before another blue day and some more almost…| And Anyways…
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 It’s another sub-zero start and another beautiful blue day. We’ve been…| And Anyways…
Sunday March 16, 2025 One thing we’ve learnt about road-tripping over the years is to…| And Anyways…
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me… This is not the first birthday I’ve spent away from home, but it still feels weird, although not in a bad way. Even though he d…| And Anyways...
Monday, March 10, 2025 Woke to the news that while there’d been no damage to our house from the rain storm, Nambour had almost 400mm in four hours, and the op shop Grant manages has been flooded. A…| And Anyways...
Sunday March 9, 2025 Today began grey but turned into an absolute belter of an early spring day. The sort of afternoon when the sky is so blue that all the colours pop. The sort of day when it seem…| And Anyways...
Saturday March 8, 2025 Today was a day of two halves. We spent the morning walking around the town and the 13th century town walls, and the afternoon doing faff all. A bit about Tenby’s history… Te…| And Anyways...
Prince of Wales Bridge crossing the River Severn Friday March 7, 2025 We spoke to both Sarah and the friend who was staying at our house this morning. All was okay, but Cyclone Alfred was due Frida…| And Anyways...
Thursday March 6, 2025 Another foggy start this morning, but slightly warmer with positive overnight temperatures – positively balmy, it is. At home they’re now saying Cyclone Alfred will probably …| And Anyways...
Wednesday March 5, 2025 A foggy start this morning clearing to another bright, sunny day for exploring the North Devon coast. First stop this morning was Lynmouth, which is nestled below a really s…| And Anyways...
Lulworth Cove Monday March 3, 2025 Despite being exhausted I slept badly last night and was awake from 1.30am. I think I was over-tired (what am I, two?), but I was also worrying about Cyclone Alfr…| And Anyways...
Sunday March 2, 2025 When we woke this morning, it was minus something: a crispy frost on the ground. Grant, Jessie and I drove the short distance to Mark Bennett Patisserie at Broadstone for crois…| And Anyways...
Heathrow to Wimborne via Hungerford, Avebury, Compton Bassett and Hungerford again. 180 miles. This series of posts are directly from my travel journal and form an online record/photo album of our …| And Anyways...
Okay, so I’m a day late in posting this – mainly because I scheduled for the wrong day … ooops. Last week was my first real week settling into the no corporate work thing and to be honest it’s going ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
Yesterday I told you about NaNoWriMo. I also said something about how it’s the writerly equivalent of running a marathon – and just like running a marathon, the key to success is in preparation. Sure, you mightn’t be pulling on your ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
November is around the corner … and if November is around the corner, so too is NaNoWriMo. Nano wtf? National Novel Writing Month. Essentially the challenge is to, along with a few hundred thousand other people, get 50,000 words out ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
Without any of the fanfare that she deserves, Philly Barker’s latest adventure is now live on most online platforms. If, however, you prefer to hold your books in your hand (hey, I hear you!), print-on-demand will be another week away. ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
If you’ve been keeping an eye on my Instagram and Facebook (and if you haven’t, why not?) you’d know that I’ve spent the last couple of weeks in Vietnam and Singapore on holiday. I’ve got heaps to talk about regarding ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
Okay, so that was a weird week – my last in paid employment. It hasn’t really sunk in yet and probably won’t until we’re back from holidays. Anyways, as goodbyes go, it was a nice decoupling, so to speak. I ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
It’s that lovely time of the year where the days are warm, the nights still cool-ish and it’s light enough to do our 5 at 5 (5kms along the beach at Mooloolaba at 5am) without a torch. And, added bonus, ... Read More| Joanne Tracey