Family stories

A Christmas shopping spree with my daughter almost turned into a disaster.

After several hours shopping, we were feeling tired so we headed off to my car....

After relocating from the big smoke of Sydney to the Mid North Coast, Coffs Harbour almost 5 years ago....

I’m a wimp on dirt roads. I love to be where they go, but wish I could just be dumped there. The bone-breaking, muscle-wrenching drive, smashing head...

I once was persuaded by our grandchildren to go on the Scooby-Doo ride at Movieworld. Grandpa very sensibly stuck to his guns and left his feet on terra firma. (The less firma, the more terra.) ...

As I walk along the wet sand in the early morning sunshine, my dogs flash their toothy grins at me and pound through the waves. It’s a perfect summer morning in South Australia....

Reunion with loved ones is a very precious thing. The photo depicts my 84-year-old mother sharing a spa with her three daughters in Caloundra when we spent a wonderful 3 weeks together in 2001....