Wild Spark

Over promise and under delivery has always been our motto and we have not disappointed lately... we have definitely under delivered the past year and a half.  In this episdoe Ed and I talk utter smack .... It was so good to be back on the mic and chatting to each other, so much has happened.  This wasn't our finest episode but done is better than perfect, who cares.  

That's our motto!  Here we are back finally after nearly a whole year, crazy!  Who knows what this podcast sounds like or what we said - I edited half of it and the lost it so started all over again and probably left way to much in but hey - done is better than perfect, right? Recommendations: Dan's handbag - Liv & Milly  Show on Stan too funny not to watch - My Massive C*ck  Netflix - Mrs Harris goes to Paris  

Recommendations: Chute 9 jeans www.chute9.com.au Netflix movie: Wine Country

Well after a massive break we are back.  We have decided to under promise and over deliver.  Or just under promise and see what we can do.  Recommendations:  The Deep - The Son of a Murderer Dust & Boots Hot Pink Skirt  

Recommendations Dan: The Resilience Project by Hugh Van Cuylenburg Ed: Gardening and Roses!

We go back to December - talk Christmas, Birthdays and feeling down at this time of the year.  Wet season on a remote cattle station v's life in the city.   Recommendations: Books: Leading on the Edge by Rachael Robertson The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, The Horse by Charlie Mackesy  Watching: Sweet Magnolias Season 2 - Netflix Ginny & Georgia  - Netflix Sex & The City - Binge And Just Like That - Binge Yellowstone - Stan 1883 - Paramount Plus The Guilded Age - Paramount Plus Poldark - iTunes (or DVD)  

Because it has been sooooo long between podcasts we decided to go back to where we left off last year.  

Quite literally... a wheel fell off Ed's car as she was leaving Trek West, a very scary time indeed.   Recommendations: Ed: Hitchley & Harrow Dress Dan: Muk Mat  Recycled Mats Netflix: Maid

Ed has been out in the wilderness for 4 months with Trek West Hiking Tours so it has been nearly impossible to record a podcast.  But this week we caught up and got to record together and have a massive catch up.  Happy listening.  

This week we did a speed date style podcast, a quickie before Ed headed up to the Trek West Stockcamp for the first hike of the season.  We chatted about her big drive and massive change in her life.  Lots of laughs.   www.trekwesthiking.com.au 

Recommendation Links: eyEnvy - www.eyenvy.com.au Maybelline Calossal Mascara  MCobeauty Xtendlash Mascara - from Woolworths Watching: Wakefield on iView Amazing Grace on 9Now Outlander on Netflix

We chat all things Naudic and also figure out our personality types with the Myers Briggs free online test.   Dan is an ESFJ and Ed is an ENFP Recommendations: Ed - Naudic Clothing Dan - The Undoing - murder mystery starring Nicole Kidman & Hugh Grant - watch it on Binge, buy it on Apple TV or watch on Foxtel  

Lots of excitement about our long lunch coming up in Mt Isa on Sat 6th March for International Women's Day and raising funds for RFDS. Recommendations Dan: www.catch.com.au Ed: Dentist in Brisbane: Dr Stuart Garraway www.wilstondentalgroup.com.au 

We are back with an update on what has been happening in our lives, recommendations and our quote for the day.  Ed's Recommendation: BWS Skywater Rose - half price at the moment for members - only $10!!!   Dan's Recommendation: Dunlopillo Luxurious Latex Classic Pillow - only $79 from www.kogan.com with free postage!!!  Usually $160.00!!!

Show Notes Recommendations: Movie: The Dry - at cinemas now www.bringitinswim.com.au - swim wear Series on iTunes/Apple TV: The Undoing - 6 episodes with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant - crime/thriller/suspense drama set in New York City www.recipetineats.com for some unreal recipes  Facebook Photo Book: https://moments.pastbook.com/create/facebook/profile/?utm_source=adwords&utm_campaign=AU03031030002&pbref=AU03031030002&gclid=CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF1oGWJK5dStruEKgQolQ6es3-eUG767QwLtSUNOms8Z5fO55NKf-YhoCM1YQAvD_BwE&fbclid=IwAR1Fp6t0zr1tWZkcG5mAyEKddj-x4-du7v7cGUGGl4WBVnGZRphuk2l-k_U# Head over to facebook to check out photos to accompany this weeks podcast

This week we chat all things Christmas and also Dan's Birthday.  Head over to our Wild Spark Facebook page to see all the pics we chat about on todays episode. Recommendations: Clarins Double Serum Clarins BB Cream Shave your face to get rid of the face fluff/fuzz Three Women by Lisa Taddeo  

Possibly our worst episode yet - sorry if your ears are bleeding!   Head to www.misschardy.com for our Christmas Special - menu & recipes, this is where you can also buy Dan's cookbook: Miss Chardy's Guide to Station Cooking. Netflix:  The Queens Gambit Virgin River Audiobooks (Search www.audible.com.au)  The Button Jar Series (3 books) by Fiona McCallum  The Diamond Hunter by Fiona McIntosh   

Recommendations: Winmark Wines - Hunter Valley Remington Lady Shaver - $17.95 Country Road Towels - personalised Recipe Tin Eats - for some amazing new recipes (esp Thai) Add to Cart - Baby Mac (for table furnishing) Vintage Cellars - great gift ideas  

Recommendations: Feather and Noise Clementine Dress Levi's 312 Shaping Slim - may be on sale for $36 at the Airport DFO Brisbane Natio 50+ Moisture Balance Rosewater Day Cream - $19.95 Podcasts: From the Saddle Married to the Land Lady Start Up - Mamamia  I Don't Know How She Does It - Mamamia Cooking: Recipe Book: Miss Chardy's Guide to Station Cooking  www.recipetineats.com 

Recommendations Ed: Motherland Aus Podcast & Extra Ordinary Outback Stories Podcast Dan: Minnie & Maxxie Dress Ed's Mum's Holiday House at Palm Beach  Intermittent Fasting with Miss Chardy The Intermittent Fasting Podcast with Gin Stephens & Melanie Avalon - episodes 2, 3 & 4 to get you started

Recommendations Nars Orgasm Blush from Mecca  Movie on Netflix: Rebecca Show on Stan: Younger 7Plus to watch lots of shows for free: www.7plus.com.au  A Place to Call Home Brothers & Sisters Mistresses Packed to the Rafters Bed of Roses All Saints Levi's 312 Shaping Slim Jeans Blend 11 Seed Mix  Quotes for Kids: "Never do for a child what he can do for himself.  A "dependent" child is a demanding child... Children become irresponsible only when we fail to give them opportunities to take on responsibility." "Giving our children everything they want makes them demanding and ungrateful and they never learn how to be self controlled.  Think about this next time you give in to your screaming child".    

Recommendations: Nars Orgasm Blush - from Mecca Blend 11 Ashlee Rose Bath & Body Lip Scrub - purchase from The Xtra Mile Cafe & Sanctum Day Spa - both in Mt Isa A Place to Call Home - on 7Plus Younger - on Stan

Oh my goodness, we were so excited to finally see each other after 5 months.  We had not seen each other since we started this podcast, but... this week Ed came to visit me up here in the NT!  It was super exciting to be able to record the podcast together in my wardrobe!   Recommendations: Shelly's Egg & Bacon Pie from Miss Chardy's Guide to Station Cooking (cookbook) www.misschardy.com Trek West Tailored Hiking Tours - www.trekwesthiking.com  Blend 11 Muesli - www.goodmix.com  "Best poo's ever... guaranteed!"  Apparently - I am waiting for my Blend 11 to arrive so will keep you posted. You Beauty Podcast - Interview with Lisa Wilkinson 

This week Dan & Ed chat about how things looked when they brought their babies home from hospital - city v's country.  There is, of course, the usual chit chat, dribbling of shit and lots of laughs.   Recommendations: Ed - L'Occitane Lavande Foaming Bath Bubbles Dan - Book/Audiobook - The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku

The world is still all over the shop and we are over it - COVID we have had it with you!  Ed tells us all about how she went about studying nursing as a mature age student and we have our usual recommendations. Ed recommends a full run of blood tests to check for everything Dan recommends a podcast: The Deep with Zoe Marshall

Dan talks Intermittent Fasting - she has lost 4.6kg since starting - and Ed just rolls her eyes out loud.  Just our usual chit chat this week and recommendations.  Oh and Dan shares tells us about the first time she drove the horse truck across the countryside. Recommendations: Ed - TLF Foundation  Dan - Rattle Gun and kit for changing tyres - blocks of wood, overalls, towel and shower cap to save your town clothes

This week we had some technical difficulties and editing it was like trying to piece together a puzzle so it you make it to the end you definitely deserve a medal.  Sorry in advance for the poor audio and Dan nearly deafening you and Ed being really faint at times.  It was a total cluster f*%k.  Also: explicit language!   Recommendations: Ed - Apple Airpods - $249.00 Dan - Breville Breadmaker - $99.00 Dan & Ed - Levis 312 Shaping Slim - best jeans ever! - $129.00 And... Intermittent Fasting ... just had to squeeze that one in, ha ha ha ha ha.    

This week there is SO MUCH LAUGHTER!  Getting to Know You is all about Dan and what a day in her life looks like.  We also have our usual recommendations. Ed: Berlei Bra Dan: This week Dan can't stop banging on about Intermittent Fasting - she has only been doing it for 3 weeks but has already dropped about 3kg and 13cm, she feels amazing and this is her new way of life.  If you are interested to know more she highly recommends you start by listening to Gin's podcast and also checking out her website.   Podcast: Intermittent Fasting Stories with Gin Stephens Audiobook: Delay Don't Deny by Gin Stephens Book: Fast Feast Repeat by Gin Stephens  Website: www.ginstephens.com 

This week involves our usual chit chat.  We flick back to Ed for "Getting to Know You" and she shares here secret on staying wrinkle free. Recommendations Ed: Botox/Disport - Face Academy, Milton Brisbane Phone: 1300 366 960 Peter Alexander PJ's  Dan: Audiobooks  BorrowBox - download the app, join a library and use your library membership to sign into BorrowBox - the audiobooks are all FREE Audible - $16.45 per month and first book is free My favourite audiobooks: The Tattooist of Auschwitz Wild by Cheryl Strayed What I know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey The Accidental Entrepreneur by Janine Allis Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer The Crossroad by Mark Donaldson The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein No Shortcuts to the Top by Ed Veisters Shoe Dog by Phil Knight Some great books to listen to in the car with the kids: A Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey and all the books by David Walliams  Quote of the week: "I'm going to make the rest of my life the best of my life"

This week we hear about the time Dan ended up in hospital down in Sydney with a broken neck after a car accident.  Spoiler alert - it has a happy ending.   The usual chit chat, snorting and laughter with a few quotes thrown in for good measure. Recommendations: Ed Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara - on sale at the moment and only $6.47!  Levis 312 Shaping Slim - yes please!!!!  You can also find them at Just Jeans, David Jones, Myer & The Iconic Podcast: Motherland Australia Dan Podcast: Nothing Much Happens - a podcast to help you fall asleep.

Today Ed continues with her amazing story about that one time that her family all went to live in France for a year!  Such a fascinating story.  We have a few listener questions that were fun to answer and our recommendations.   Quote of the week: "If life gives you lemons, find someone whose life has given them vodka and have a party"

Well if you stick around until the very end of this episode you will hear me tell Ed that is wasn't as big a shit show as Episode 9 but I was wrong... oh dear it was a bit of a cluster you know what - but we have pushed on - life wasn't meant to be perfect was it!!! In this episode Ed talks about that year she lived in France with her husband and 2 young kids... but we did lose about 20 minutes of her recording so we will pick up next week with part 2 of her fascinating story - sorry!!!  In spot the difference we chat about asking for help when you have young kids and what that looked like for Ed living in the city and what that looks like in the outback. Recommendations: Ed - Burnbrae Little Gem Pinot Gris Dan - Motherland Aus Podcast - Episode 27 with me (Dan), she is still watching When Calls the Heart on Netflix and of course Miss Chardy's Guide to Station Cooking Quotes: Ed: "The best kind of people are the ones who come into your life and make you see the sun where you once saw clouds, the people who believe in you so much you start to believe in you too, the once in a lifetime kind of people" Dan: "It's ok if you don't like me not everyone has good taste" or even worse: "I may look like a potato now but one day I will turn into fries and you will want me then"  

How do you get things fixed at your place?  City v's Outback this week is all things tradie related.  Dan has been waiting since October last year for a new air conditioner in her kitchen, but you learn to be patient when you live at bum truck nowhere. Recommendations Ed: Muvo Purple Shampoo & Conditioner - $32.95 each Mount View Homestead  Dan: Goldwell Dual Senses Blonde Serum Spray - $25.95 Netflix: When Calls the Heart Please don't forget to hit like and review us - we would be so grateful.  It also helps others to find our podcast.  Thanks a million.  

We needed to cheer Ed up today, in the end there were lots of laughs and a few snorts from Ed.  In "Getting To Know You" Ed chats to us about her work and about the eye surgery she had last year that has changed her life.  Spot the difference this week is all about beauty - well really it is just us laughing but that's ok.  Ed's Recommendation Mount View Homestead Farm Stay - 20km south of Toowoomba on the Darling Downs The Eye Health Centre Dr Andrew Apel (Ed works at Ipswich Private Day Hospital) Call Leah on 0435 957 771  Dan's Recommendations  Netflix: Sweet Magnolias (Season 1, 10 episodes) Apple Airpods Original (the set I have and love) $249.00 Pro (noise cancelling) $399.00 Second Generation $319.00 (with wireless charging case)

This week we find out more about Dan and where life took her after finishing school.    

Today we hear from Ed again, the next chapter in her life, find out where life took her after she finished high school at Hervey Bay.  We also have some fab recommendations for you.   L'Oreal True Match Foundation Roses Only  

Today we talk about the differences in schooling your kids in the city compared to the middle of bum truck nowhere.

We are starting to find our podcast groove after this - our 4th episode.  Today we chat about the difference in how we get our power - city v's outback.  I am sure it is way more interesting than it sounds!  Dan tells us about her childhood and where she grew up.  Just 2 friends having a chat.  Enjoy.   Recommendations Dan: Netflix - Unorthadox Podcast - Show + Tell  Cookbook: Miss Chardy's Guide to Station Cooking Ed: Cheese Therapy Ink Gin

In todays episode we get to know a bit about Ed and find out where she grew up.   In our second segment: Spot the Difference - we talk all things grocery shopping and how that looks different for each of us. We have a little check in with where we are up to with our weigh loss - spoiler alert - it isn't great!   Our last segment is recommendations: Podcasts: Motherland Aus, Happy Hour with Lucy & Nikki, 90 or Nothing TV Show: Doctor Doctor on channel 9 or you can watch online at www.9now.com.au Dan's Cookbook: Miss Chardy's Guide to Station Cooking can be purchased at www.misschardy.com Please head over to our facebook page: Wild Spark Tribe and follow along with us, you can also find us on Instagram at Wild Spark Rural. 

In this episode Ed and Dan chat about how they met, under very sad circumstances.   They give each other a run down on what our life looks like at the moment with Ed living the quiet life in Brisbane and Dan still stuck on the station at bum truck nowhere - going into her 6th week of not going ANYWHERE!   There is a bit of talk about Miss Chardy's Guide to Station Cooking, or as Dan's husband declared it: "The most effed cookbook ever" - this is of course the cookbook Dan had published earlier in the year.  They also chat about homeschooling all the kids - as Dan's boys can't go back to boarding school for another 5 weeks.  She was feeling a little anxious to say the least about it all.   Lastly, they will be chatting about their health and weight loss ass they try and get back into some sort of routine to reach their goal weight.   A note from Dan:  I am so sorry about the sound quality of this - our second ever - podcast.  It was a bit of a disaster with both of our dodgy internets - we promise to be back better than ever next week - we will get there - one podcast at a time.  Wish us luck.  Have a fabulous day.   You can pre-order the second (new and improved) edition of Miss Chardy's Guide to Station Cooking right now at www.misschardy.com

Well here it is, our very first episode.  An introduction to who we are and where we live.  We are totally fumbling our way through this new world of podcasting, sorry about the echo - we will surely sort that out now that we are professional podcasters!  Heads up - there was a massive delay when I was chatting to Ed so that is why I (Dan) sound a little vague and ignorant at times, but I guess that is just how it goes when you live at bum truck nowhere! Sorry!!  Please hang in there as we find our feet. Recommendations Hand Sanitiser: Bettyquette Books: The Nightingale by Fiona McIntosh The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes Netflix: Hart of Dixie Schitt's Creek Stan: Yellowstone The Bold Type Podcasts: How I Survived Motherland Aus

Just 2 crazy ladies who love life and love a chat over a glass of wine.  Here is a quick intro.  We can't wait to share this podcasting journey with you.