Where ever you are, whatever you’re doing ( I’m thinking harvest, shearing, running kids round, Christmas shopping on a budget) I hope you’ve had a good week as we steam train our way towards the truely crazy season. Enjoy this dispatch of goodness with a cuppa and you feet up (maybe in front of the cricket which is what we’ll be doing in our household.) Sxx
Podcast Playlist
Did you hear the news?…….
The world’s biggest supermodel Gigi Hadid has been shopping in Trangie, NSW (pop about 700) of late - she’s just commissioned artist Lottie Rae to do an artwork which will eventually end up in her sister Bella’s new Ranch. You just have to listen to this hilarious chat.
Kasey Chambers keeps a d$ickhead list on MID.
A lovely comfort listen this week was Nigel Slater talking to Matt Gibberd on Homing In.
Bec Bignell on This Glorious Mess on ‘Only saying Yes to the Joy’.
Lay your eyes on these Instagram accounts
@georgiadrawsahouse || @out.of.the.valley || @emmawillsart
This pile of things to read
Fave ways to spend a Sunday in Paris.
I might be before my time, but I have a serious soft spot for train travel - and this luxury train journey in the UK - opening in 2025 - should do just the trick.
Did you see that Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam dedicated a song to Eli and Gus Bell at his Gold Coast concert this week. This was Trent Dalton’s post about it.
‘5 things I don’t do in December.’
Sophie Hansen has a new newsletter on Substack.
Best friends of 30 years build a town so they can retire together via The Female Quotient.
NOTE: To my beautiful paid subscribers - apologies for no Mid-Week Missive this week - we had a small upset earlier in the week, which tipped up the apple cart in more ways that one. We will be back in brilliant force this week, promise. Sx
Speaking of - if you are NOT a paid subscriber and you wanto join the club; treat yourself here. An early Xmas pressie to Self. xxx