Over the years, I’ve been asked countless times to release the diaries from my Lime Spiders days, as well as my farming adventures at Figtree Retreat Olives and Farmstay in Mudgee NSW. After much procrastination (and a mountain of notebooks, photos, and memories), I’ve finally begun collating, editing, and sharing excerpts on Substack.
Some of these posts have already attracted interest for wider publication—magazines, podcasts, and even The Last Post, an Australian independent outlet, have expressed interest in featuring them.
The material spans decades—from 1980 all the way to 2026, and even further back in some cases. There’s a lot to wade through, a lifetime of stories and snapshots. Perhaps one day it will coalesce into a proper book. For now, we’ll see how it unfolds.
For those interested in following along, the entries are on Substack—a writers’ hub and, for the moment, my makeshift workstation and archive of memories.
Some samples here….
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