In the first of our Eadie Escapes Series for 2021, our Founder & Creative Director, Trudie Cox shares a very special getaway. It was a trip close to home and close to her heart, when she treated her middle daughter Lillian to a stay at the stunning Anchorage Hotel & Spa.

In self confession, my middle daughter Lillian, keeps our often chaotic household of strong willed women, ticking over. From a very young age, I think Lillian worked out that if she was going to survive/thrive in our often, slightly mad family, she was going to have to acquire attributes and skills that don’t necessarily come naturally to her sisters and I; that being, highly organised, a forward planner, a cleanliness obsessive, a great cook and, to counteract the challenges of living amongst the absence of these qualities, an optimistic outlook.

Trudie & her daughter Lillian

As a proud Mother, I can say she has achieved all of these qualities with bells on. Lillian turned 18 in 2020, and also completed her final year of high school and her HSC. Like so many other students that lived through their final year of high school during the pandemic, Lillian spent money months adapting to studying and learning online (tick the organisation bit). Unfortunately, Lillian missed her first 2 HSC exams due to illness, and also the rite of passage of having a formal graduation celebration that we had all taken for granted in prior years.

I decided to treat Lillian to some much needed time away. We both had tight work schedules and only had one night where our calendars aligned. One night! I decided to stay local and chose to spend the afternoon and evening with Lillian at the beautiful Anchorage Hotel & Spa on the marina at Corlette, less than an hours drive north from our home in Newcastle.

Trudie arriving at The Anchorage wearing the Loft Jacket