40-Day Memorial in a New Back Garden
Yesterday, we gathered with a group of friends, family and support workers for a memorial evening for Peppa. Preparing our back garden for the event was quite a challenge, which will be covered in...
Category: Peppa
Welcome Home Antigone! Peppa 40-Day Memorial Planned
Antigone is finally out of hospital. After three weeks, it is great to be together again – at home, on our bike, and in the community. Sadly, Peppa is not around to share Antigone’s...
Extended Hospital Stay Means Postponing Peppa’s Burial
Antigone remains in Royal Melbourne Hospital due to a DRESS reaction to an anti-seizure drug – Lamotrigine. So we are postponing Peppa’s burial until after her recovery. Hopefully she will be home by mid-February....
Sad News
25 Jan 2026 Hi friends and family. We have some sad news. After almost 15 years of companionship, our gorgeous cat Peppa died yesterday after a couple of days off her food and what...
Peppa Explores Eucla Ruins
The Eucla Telegraph Station was built in the 1870s, with this history quoted from the Nullabor Roadhouse website. The photo above was taken in the Eucla Museum. History of Eucla and the Old Telegraph...
A Big Day Out for Peppa – 12 September
Tuesday morning started like many others, with Peppa lying on Antigone’s chest. This is the view I often wake up to living in our caravan. Ying invited Antigone and Peppa to join her for...
Sled Cat
You’ve heard of Sled Dogs – How about a Sled Cat?! Last night we returned to Discovery Park Broome after 9 days away. We stopped at the camp of our friends Ying and Annika...
Moving On
After the first couple of days, Peppa travelled well. During our trek across Australia, we noted two differences from normal: Peppa ate less enthusiastically than normal. Also, she was less bite-y and scratchy than...
The Journey Begins
On 18 May 2023 (the 26th anniversary of the day we met), Antigone and I set off to drive to Broome, 5000 km from Melbourne. We left our home in the care of our...
