I'VE spent a glorious weekend outdoors. I've made so many plans in my head of things I want to do and places I want to go this coming spring and summer that I just wish it would hurry up and get here.

THINGS TO MAKE AND DO: If you're bushwalking or beach combing, you need big pockets to collect smooth rocks, sea glass or pretty fallen leaves.

THINGS TO HANG ON THE WALL: And here's what you can do with all those scavenged pieces of broken driftwood or pieces of fallen gum you've picked up from the bush track.

#flashback: This time last year I was just pretty pleased to be home.