Fit for a Kween
It was with great anticipation that I first entered The Kween’s Emporium. For weeks I’d eyed this little shop from the traffic on Katoomba St, not
The Kanimbla Clay Studio
When Helen Hay and her partner Jimmy decided to “really start living life”, they left the city behind and made the move to the idyllic Kanimbl
A tootin’ great day out
On the first Sunday of the month, a park tucked away in the ‘burbs of Blaxland comes alive with the sounds of trains click-clacking along tracks and
The Truth about Gnomes
This Australia Day there were about 1,500 extra garden gnomes in the mountains. These diminutive critters gathered in Glenbrook for the 8th Annual Gno
Climbing the Walls at Leura
At the suggestion of a friend I took my 4 year old along one Sunday afternoon to the Leura Climbing Wall. There’s 'nothing about climbing that s
Little Wing Takes Flight
Perched mid way up the main street of Katoomba, Little Wing sparkles with all things beautiful. Michelle Ryan the owner and manager, has filled her st
A topiary tale
I have to admit I am a big fan of topiary. Jeff Koon’s 'Puppy' installation outside the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney in 1996 may have been t
Stockmarket Blues
Ever since the Stockmarket Cafe crash of 2011, I’ve been on the look out for new investment opportunities. That is, I need a new place I can reliabl
Horsing Around
Although my grandfather was a jockey and horse trainer, being a born and bred city girl myself, my personal experience of horses is pretty much non-ex
