Leaving Queensland behind was one of the biggest decisions I ever made for myself and my children. I was wounded physically, spiritually and mentally, and I knew I needed change. I knew from the moment we boarded that plane that life was either going to break me or make me. When we arrived, I paused […]

When I first decided to move out of home, it was a surreal feeling of taking my first triumphant step into real adulthood. The thought of having my own apartment made me flutter with excitement. I was ready to become a responsible and independent adult.   But – in the first few days of moving in, […]

My grandparents were married for 63 years. Their love story is truly one for the ages. They met when they were dance instructors at the Surreyville Dance Hall in Sydney. My grandfather proposed in 1950 at the Trocadero dance hall while they were dancing. The Canadian 3-step, La Bamba and the Jazz Waltz were some […]