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Back into the Rainforest and Camping Comfort Food
by Krista | Jan 28, 2016 | Summer
It's a lusciously dark and rainy morning as Queensland prepares for a super cell storm heading our way. Hopefully it will just bring us good, drenching rains and no storm damage. On such a cozy sort of day, it's lovely to work from my bed, warm under the doona, hot...
A Jolly Good Rest and Spelt Cheddar Dill Scones
by Krista | Jan 25, 2016 | Summer
It's been a beautiful weekend with just the right mix of fun and rest. Sunday was spent with dear friends at our friend Sue's house in Brisbane, chatting up a storm over a table laden with roast chicken, homemade spelt bread, heaps of veggies and salads, cold beers,...
Rainy Saturday Morning
by Krista | Jan 23, 2016 | Summer
"For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I do so love a rainy Saturday morning, when the world is dark and hushed and all the rough edges are blurred and softened through a drizzly curtain of raindrops....
Hiking to An Alpine Meadow in the Bunya Mountains
by Krista | Jan 20, 2016 | Summer
Growing up near the exquisitely beautiful Rocky Mountains in Canada made me a lifelong lover of alpine meadows. My childhood was spent hiking them with my parents and three little brothers, assorted cousins, aunts, uncles, and family friends. We young ones would race...
Into the Bunya Mountain Rainforest
by Krista | Jan 18, 2016 | Summer
Entering the Bunya Mountain rainforest is like stepping into a fairyland. The hum of traffic disappears, distant voices are silenced, and even the sunlight vanishes behind the canopy of trees that towers far, far overhead, only slipping through occasional gaps to...
Coffee, Cake, and An Early Morning Rainforest Hike
by Krista | Jan 12, 2016 | Summer
Our first night in the Bunya Mountains was my favorite sort of night: rain pouring, wind whipping, me warm and dry in my tent reading a good story by lamplight. It was like sleeping out in a fort again and I loved it. We woke the next morning to overcast skies and air...
Wallabies and Gnocchi in the Bunya Mountains
by Krista | Jan 10, 2016 | Summer
After Sue and I left the historic Woolshed at Jondaryan, we headed north on our adventure. We aimed for the Bunya Mountains, a place that promised forest, views, and cooler temperatures. It did not disappoint. As Sue's trusty van inched higher and higher up into the...
Today
by Krista | Jan 8, 2016 | Summer
Yesterday was a rough one. After all these years, a lawsuit has been filed against Bill Gothard, an American religious leader who abused so many for so long. Several of my friends are part of that lawsuit, and their bravery and strength brings me to tears. They've had...
The Woolshed at Jondaryan
by Krista | Jan 7, 2016 | Summer
One of the things I love about traveling is the opportunity to discover places that showcase distinct ways of life that are totally foreign yet uniquely inspiring or informative. When Sue and I headed out on our Southern Queensland road trip, our first stop was at...
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