The Jasmine in
the Forest

Need some natural stress relief? Hang out in a forest!

Even in darkness we can create Light. We just have to look for it.

Every time I watch any of the Nature is Speaking short films, it gives me a reality check. #Ecofriendly #Nature

Since moving to the Mid North Coast NSW I have been exploring every part of this paradise. Recently, I took a trip up to Cape Hawke, NSW. I had driven up the evening before and started the 450m climb (it's steep) up to the Cape Hawke lookout, but 50 metres in I was attacked by a swarm of mosquitoes, and being allergic to them I took off back home, deciding to come back in the morning armed with insect repellent. Bright and early the next morning I took myself back up to the

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I came across this fascinating video of a Feather Star - and I thought I should share it on The Jasmine in the Forest considering my fascination with feathers. These beautiful creatures are Crinoids. Photo Credit By Hectonichus - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 #Nature

I have been so slack in writing on this blog because I've been busy with my Sydney Lifestyle Blog, and of course my work at my Social Media Marketing business. I can't believe it's nearly six months since I've written anything on the Jasmine in the Forest, but whenever I start to neglect this part of my life, I always get pushed back into it. All sorts of hints, coincidences and messages come to me to get back on track. Some funny things have led me back here, including a sta

Urban gardens are becoming a very 'in thing' especially with inner-city living. Being a gardener myself, despite that I live in an inner city apartment, I still manage to have my own mini jungle inside this small space. The guys from The Pallet Patch recently reached out to me regarding their fantastic eco-friendly business where they make vertical gardens from pallets. Suitable for small spaces, terraced homes and units these vertical gardens can be freestanding or wall moun

It was indeed profound that I came across the quote today. I'd been up most of last night worrying about something in my past, and what I 'perceived', in my mind, were people who betrayed me. What a silly and ridiculous wasted emotion feeling like this; yet even though I knew it was not doing me any favours having these vibes, they just would not go away. I'm up in the country again visiting family and due to go home tomorrow, which saddens me because being in nature is what

Photo: My daughter and her dog Bundy (swimming). I live in a highly built up area in Sydney, very near the notorious Kings Cross. It's probably not the ideal place for someone who loves nature and peace and quiet, however I have to take the good with the bad, and the good is it's extremely convenient for my lifestyle. Photo: Dad's backyard Lucky for me, I have family up in the beautiful NSW Mid North Coast. I can come and stay with dad on his country property anytime I feel

If I find myself in a stage of worry, pressure or overload I have the perfect solution; I go to nature. I find that once I am amongst trees and plants I can feel the energy from them, it literally washes over me like a cleansing cascading waterfall. This morning was one of those days that I felt a little overwhelmed as I have some issues going on with my parents health, business is going through a change that I’m trying to hurry along and so was feeling stressed. It is in the

I took this photo when I was visiting my daughter and her partner in Mid Coast NSW. It is actually in their backyard. I love visiting the country and I know in another 5-7 years I will end up living there. I have not always been a city girl, I spent many years living in the Blue Mountains of NSW and I loved it. It wasn’t until life dealt me some cards I didn’t actually want to play, that I was forced to leave. I also love my city, if I didn’t, I would not spend so much time b