Month: February 2013

  • At Last. I’ve Made A Quinoa Based Salad. Banana Peeling Magic.

    At Last.  I’ve Made A Quinoa Based Salad.  Banana Peeling Magic.

    Oscars fashion this year appeared to be all about the drape.  Beautiful, long gowns with fishtail skirts, trains and interesting details at the bodice. arts.nationalpost.com I thought Charlize Theron looked fabulous.  The short hair really suits her.   I don’t mean any disrespect to Charlize and her outfit but I couldn’t help but be reminded…

  • Farewell, Fitness Groundhog Days. Colour That Faded To Grey.

    Farewell, Fitness Groundhog Days.  Colour That Faded To Grey.

    Well, I did it. I managed to not get swept away in the torrential downpours this morning and made it to the gym to survive my first personal training session. Today’s workout has left me inspired and excited about exercise in a way that I haven’t felt in quite a while.  If truth be told,…

  • Congee In A Cup. Cards.

    Congee In A Cup.  Cards.

    It’s been a while since I’ve written about a food that sounds so wrong it has to be right. May I present rice congee in a cup.  Another one of those crazy food finds of mine from Costco.  The congee comes in a box of six containing two each of chicken and mushroom, seafood and…

  • New Perfume, New Body, New Parents.

    New Perfume, New Body, New Parents.

    You’ve got to love a Monday that starts with a new bottle of perfume!  Chloe is one of my favourites.  The bottle is so chic as well.  It has single handedly lifted the glam factor of my dressing table by a factor of ten million.  A quick spritz of perfume is about the extent of…

  • Pink Champagne, Shahs and Safaris.

    Pink Champagne, Shahs and Safaris.

    It’s raining hard outside.  Typically, this would have to be the day I was so on the ball that I managed to get a load of washing out on the line the moment it started.  On the plus side though, the house is an oasis of calm.  Major maintenance has been attended to, I’ve turned…

  • America’s Broken Dream.

    I’m definitely not the first person to observe this but holidaying in a foreign country gives you a very different feel of the place than if you were to live there as an ordinary citizen.  For the most part, my impression of what life is like in the real world of a city has been…

  • Chinese New Year Traditions – Interpretations Thereof.

    Happy Chinese New Year!!!! If you are observing the celebration, I hope you have a lovely day filled with family, food and red packets. Baby SSG has gotten into the swing of things already this morning with red packets from his grandparents.  In return, he has blessed us with what is now coming up to…

  • Swaddling. Chanel Bonfire.

    Swaddling.  Chanel Bonfire.

    In breaking news from the hub of fashion that is SSG Manor right now.. the V neck is going to be huge in the swaddling world this season.  At least according to Dr Harvey Karp, author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and the latest sleep and settling guru whose words I’ve been meditating…

  • Thinking About Last Night in the Early Hours of the Morning.

    So it’s probably not the most life changing cinematic moment but do you remember what was happening in your life when you first saw ‘About Last Night’?  I was in high school and in the grips of a ‘St Elmos Fire’ obsession.  I remember buying the sheet music for the theme song and learning to…

  • Plasticky, Clippy Things.

    Plasticky, Clippy Things.

    Well, isn’t it lucky that there’s a Daiso across the way from my hairdresser?  Whilst I always leave my hairdresser guaranteed to have a good hair day, it’s fair to say that when I’m left in charge of my locks, it’s bad hair days more often than not. Hence the need for what Daiso call…