Alison MacCarthy

A red tulip with yellow edging in the foreground, with a bed of red tulips in the background at Floriade 2025 in Canberra.

Spring is here! Gorgeous weather for Floriade this weekend.

YouTube video by ToniChildsVEVO Toni Childs - Don't Walk Away

Last minute tickets to see Toni Childs. Such an incredible voice! youtu.be/S00HHzXZUrg?...

Top Gun Maverick in Concert, during the orchestra warmup.

Family night out!

A close-up photo of quokka from Rottnest island in Western Australia, appearing to smile and reach up towards the camera.

Thesis counterargument. Quokkas.

Victoria Square in Adelaide on a warm autumn day, with pop-up food and drink vendors for Tasting Australia week.

Tasting Australia week! Victoria Square, Adelaide. Blue sky autumn day.

👏👏👏

Two Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

The Museum of Australian Democracy MOAD logo outside Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Polling place for the 2025 Federal Elections.

Souvenir “I Voted” pin, showing Old Parliament House wrapped in a slice of bread like a democracy sausage.

The traditional democracy sausage. Thanks to the Tuggeranong Rotary Club for running the BBQ this morning.

Democratic duties done! A story in three parts. #auspol

Night view of an avenue of trees in Rymill Park Adelaide, decorated with chandeliers for the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

Adelaide Fringe weekend. A balmy evening to see a show or two.

My house?

Crowded.

Can you really ignore them, or will they just nag at you until you get them done?

There are no scorecards in home cooking (unless you’re entering the Royal Easter Show 😉). Nuts were optional in our version - skip it if you want!

New owners are planning to develop it into a “industrial and commercial business park”. www.lionsgateelizabeth.com.au/history.html

Grew up listening to Chet Atkins’ version. TE is pretty good too.

😆 Love it!

Happy New Year!

What a match! A close game right to the end of day 5. Marvellous.

74K crowd to the last day of a test match. Well done Melbourne. Cracking match, and it’s not over yet! #AUSvsIND

Christmas Eve in the Barossa. Homemade pizza with pepperoni and garlic prawns, and a glass of Barossa Rosé in the background.

Christmas Eve in the Barossa. Homemade pizza, local bubbles, festive tunes mixing with church bells, and watching the sunset with family. Merry Christmas to all 🎄

Overlooking the Adelaide Oval pitch ahead of the first Big Bash League match between the Adelaide Strikers and the Melbourne Stars, beer in hand.

Christmas break starts now …

Not a great start this morning 🤦🏻‍♀️

Would be nice to have a test that lasts more than two-and-a-bit days for a change!

Right in the feels ✈️

Flies, mosquitos, moths 🤦🏻‍♀️

TGIF! It’s a beautiful evening on the Western Ridge. #barossaliving

Listening to the rain outside, with a good book and a good coffee ☕️

Hopefully it stays that way here!

What an amazing opportunity. Still disappointed we missed all this stuff in my year!

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ll take a cheesymite scroll instead!