“It can get pretty lonely just hanging out with your kids all the time,” says Missy Higgins. “It’s a bit heartbreaking feeling like [a new relationship] might be something that’s really hard for me to do for a long time.”
We are walking alongside the Yarra at Collingwood Children’s Farm, a rural oasis in inner-city Melbourne. This was not Higgins’ first choice of meeting spot – but when it became clear that her suggested location further south along the river was currently a construction site, the Guardian proposed the farm as an alternative.
