Kim M. Horwood

I spent some time in April, visiting faces and places, tracing my roots, like a celebrity in my very own episode of ‘Who Do You Think You...

The Hammo-7 go to Noosa. It sounds like an epic adventure—like ‘Harold and Kumar go to White Castle’, ‘The Bad News Bears go to Japan’,...

Firstly, refer to blog 28-September-2020 to understand why ‘concerned-ex-co-worker-and-friend’ asked, ‘You went beach driving again??’...

There is no greater reward than finding your tribe. They are the crew that validate you, the ones who cheer you on, ache with you, laugh...

If ever one of our sons call us by our Christian names, I usually remind them, there are thousands of people in the world who can use our...

Seven-month-old Jaiah’s movie choice at brekky this morning was “The Lorax”. Along with his grandmother, clearly my grandson has great...

There are many books that stay with me, long after I’ve read them, but it’s not often I find a book that has the power to change my...

It’s happened. I hit menopause and turned into a grumpy old lady. I’m not referring to the 2017 State of Origin when I had to yell at the...

It all started with the BCF voucher the kids bought Mr Ed for Father’s Day. I suggested they buy a Bunnings voucher. There is a...

I’ve spoken before about my experiences of cultural immersion in a beautiful place called Santa Teresa in the Northern Territory. After...

Are you struggling to get back to pre-Covid “normal” like I am? In theory I should be fine – I’m an introverted homebody. Covid lockdown...

I bet you didn't know that today, the 19th August is the day for achieving completion, for finally accomplishing what you set out to do....

Loved: I loved finding out the book I’m reading is now a series. “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng is on Amazon Prime starring...

Loved: I’m a stationery nerd. I was one of those kids who got excited over one of those Holly Hobby writing sets. This week, Mr. Ed gave...

What I LOVED This week, I LOVED “The Breakdown” by UK writer, B. A. Paris. A whodunnit style thriller, I was hooked from the first...

I have just finished reading “Unforgiving” by Carmel Beresford, about the life and death of her 21-year-old son, Sam. With the love of a...