By Jules Clancy

I love this time of year.

Here in Oz, the garden is growing like it’s on drugs. Green shoots (and broad beans) everywhere you look.

Summer is just around the corner and the lure of long lazy days on the horizon. Yay for holidays.

Even though we don’t officially celebrate Thanksgiving here in Australia, I love the concept of this holiday. Actually my Irishman and I have adopted a bit of a ‘thanksgiving every day’ habit.

No, we’re not on some weird turkey-only diet.

Pretty much since last thanksgiving we’ve taken a few minutes when we sit down to dinner to say what we’re thankful for that day. It’s a really lovely thing to do.

But the holidays can come with their... More...