I was usually the only woman on St. Vigeon’s Station. And during the mustering season, the men would be away at camp for weeks at a time,...

Since my early teens, when I was growing up in Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, I shared my Then, in true Mexican fashion of...

“Terror on the Roper…” One beautiful, sunny morning during this forced vacation, four of us, including my seven-month-old son, Philip,...

“Solitude in the Outback…” Living in the Outback, I often found myself alone for weeks at a time at the homestead while the men were in...

“Camel Races in the Outback?” “Did you know camels have two rows of eyelashes?” the friendly camel handler asked me, pointing to the I...

“Uluru (Ayers Rock) …” For whatever reason that escapes my mind, the Piper Cub on St. Vigeon’s Station was used exclusively for work...

“Rock Art in Australia rocks to an ancient beat…” One of my great pleasures of living in Australia was the rock art at places like the...

“A Meteorite or a Flying Saucer?” Fortunately, I was not alone. A friend from Mexico had come to stay with me prior to my due date. We...

“Landing on the Backs of Crocodiles…” The men of St. Vidgeon’s didn’t care about the history of the area, but when Dieter found an avid...

“Running Afoul of a Fighting Cock…” First, he started by pecking at a person’s ankles. Apparently, not satisfied, he was soon jumping...

“Making your own toilet paper in the Outback…” COVID also caused an obsession for toilet paper for many people. Among my responsibilities...

On the two way radio one morning, I had an unknown person call St. Vidgeon’s Station. At first I thought it was a prank set up by my...

We invited our neighbors from Roper Bar – the policeman, his wife Nell*, and their seven-year-old son to join us. I’d attempted to make...

Growing up in Mexico, a country of extensive social interaction, where celebrations and boisterous festivities happen for the slightest...

“Outrunning a crocodile…” The Mission, which by the time of my arrival was administered by the Welfare Branch of the Australian...

“Survived potential dangers…” Although I’d be alone at the house, I’d brought my Australian cattle dog with me – a Blue Heeler – to keep...

“Tailing a bull from a plane…” We took off from a grass strip, and soon my brother-in-law leveled the Piper Cub. Instead of looking for...

“What you do after eating booger bread…” …you take over the cooking, that’s what. I’d begged Irwin, the camp cook, to let me handle the...

“Waltzing Matilda” I’d been an only child the first ten years of my life. When my baby brother was born, I was delighted. My parents had...

During the years my former husband and his brother managed the pastoral lease in the Outback, my former father-in- Yet my father-in-law...