"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes,

but in having new eyes. " -- Marcel Proust

On the Road Again....

Hello dear friends.... are you still there?

Ugh. I think everyone has left me. There was a time when I had up to 40 readers a day... due to my absence people have gone, moved on with their lives.

You see, a year ago I made the decision to leave the exciting life that I was leading in Edinburgh and head on back home. I was missing my family. I was missing my home. I was missing my profession.

Well, the good news is that by being back here in Australia, I am spending so much time with my family that I miss them on a daily basis if I dont see them! I am spending so much time working at being a good lawyer that it takes all the energy out of me. But I am happy. Happy happy happy.

I am back on the road again as of 19 October. No, its not permanent. In fact, it is only for 8 days but stay turned because no doubt there will be beautiful photos to add to this page. I am going to FIJI, one of the most amazing islands in the South Pacific. I am taking myself there as a present for the hard work I've been putting into things since arriving back. I am going alone, and as you all know, I LOVE being alone when I travel! he he he

Annie's new baby is due in December which is going to be another little bundle of joy. As for Charlotte, she is still the shining light in my life. I come down and see her every week and we have a ritual where I take her out for a milkshake every Sunday morning, just her and I. She is nearly two! Can you believe how time has flown? I remember coming home from the UK to find a baby... a year later and she has become my little companion.

Stay tuned for photos!

My New Hobby - Cooking!

Well I am now 27 years old. Ugh. Frightening. One step closer to thirty!

Enough of the complaining. Check out my cullinary delights that I cooked over the weekend for my family dinner. And what does a photographer do with her new found hobby? She photographs!!!




Oven baked baby potatoes sprinkled with rosemary and italian herbs.


Crunky grilled asparagus with butter dripped over then


Grilled chilli-lime king prawns on skewers


Chargrilled veggies - eggplant, capsicum, beans and carrot.


Charlotte enjoying birthday cake (couldnt resist).

It was wonderful to share my birthday with the family after last year being away from them.

Our Girl, Pasha

On Thursday, I travelled up for work to Newcastle. On my way, I visited Australia's newest tourist attraction, the Pasha Bulker. See below or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasha_bulker for exactly who Pasha is!










The following information has been taken from www.wikipedia.com:

The MV Pasha Bulker is a 76,741 tonne deadweight Panamax bulk carrier operated by the Lauritzen Bulkers Shipping company and owned by Japanese Disponent Owners.[1] While waiting in the open ocean outside the harbour to load coal the Pasha Bulker ran aground during a major storm on June 8, 2007 on Nobbys Beach in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Early on the morning of 8 June 2007, Newcastle Port Corporation radioed the 56 moored ships waiting off the coast to load coal to warn them to move out to sea to escape the approaching storm.[3] The Pasha Bulker along with 10 other ships did not heed the warning. As the storm hit the Pasha Bulker could not clear the coast and it became beached at 9:15am. The ship never called for tug boat assistance, ran aground with a fully operational engine room and still had both anchors stored in the hawsepipe leading some maritime experts to believe that proper precautions were not taken by the ship's captain.[4]

After the Pasha Bulker ran aground the 22 Filipino and Korean crew members aboard were successfully rescued by the Westpac Rescue helicopter service from the vessel, however it remains grounded about 30m from the shore at the popular Nobbys Beach.[5][6] The ship was empty of any cargo at the time, awaiting to load 58,000 tonnes of coal from Newcastle Port.[7] However, it does contain around 700 tonnes of fuel oil, 38 tonnes of diesel and 40 tonnes of lube oil, which if released could cause a major ecological disaster.

Wetting Myself Laughing

www.kinsellalaw.com/audio/voicemessage.wav was posted on http://www.inhouseblog.com/2005/01/benefits_of_bei.html, which is a inhouse lawyer blog which is freaking hilarious.

Be careful, the audio has a few "f" words, so kids, dont listen.

Adults, have a giggle at just how funny lawyers can be.

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