Month: April 2013

  • Nearly On Our Way.

    Nearly On Our Way.

    It’s all happening this Monday. I’m flying solo with Baby SSG back home to Perth for a few weeks. I have a three day plan for the packing and it started yesterday with my last Friday skinny mocha in Sydney for awhile.   Then it was off to the sofas outside Target where I had…

  • Bundie and Cake? A KitchenAid 7 Speed Hand Mixer Review.

    Bundie and Cake?  A KitchenAid 7 Speed Hand Mixer Review.

    In the fine tradition that this blog has of answering the big questions, today’s post asks and answers a question that I’m sure has kept you up in the early hours….. Do I really need both a KitchenAid Artisan Mixer and 7 Speed Hand Mixer in Empire Red? I reckon yes. And a bottle of…

  • Justice, Freedom and Peace. Lest We Forget.

      ANZAC Day grows in significance for me as each year passes. Each day between one April 25 and the next seems to bring more news of conflicts overseas which see more of our serving men and women called into tours of duty. The issues more complex, the line between right and wrong increasingly blurred,…

  • When the Sun Shines. Cleo 2.0.

      And before you know it, we’re simultaneously halfway through the week and on the eve of a public holiday. I don’t know exactly what I’ve done to feel as busy as I have but there it is. I’ve had a bit of a sit down with a coffee and a good read, my thoughts…

  • Angkor Wat. Adventures In Denim.

    Angkor Wat.  Adventures In Denim.

      I am my mother’s daughter in many respects but the one thing I lack is her sense of adventure and love of spur of the moment vacationing. A case in point is the post holiday catch up phone call we had yesterday. What was meant to be a brief trip back to Malaysia to…

  • Of Toothpaste and Toothbrushes.

    I’ve been pondering doing something about the colour of my teeth for quite some time now. Celebrity worthy perfect white teeth sound great in theory but the maintenance required is right up there with keeping your hair that shade of Bergdorf blonde. Frequent trips to the dentist (for the teeth), care with the foods you…

  • Team Hazelnut.

    I’ve found instant coffee love. Hazelnut Moccona, how I love you. Let me count the ways. You’re like toothpicks for my eyelids, only less painful. You’ve single handedly (and deliciously) kept me awake since my 2am wake up call. You smell so good first thing in the morning. It’s so much more satisfying sipping at…

  • Senseless Loss.

    www.foxsports.com.au It doesn’t seem right to be blogging today without acknowledging the Boston Marathon explosions that occurred at around 5am Sydney time today.  As each day passes, it seems that we are fighting a losing battle in keeping innocent and peaceful those things that in another time we would have never have even thought to…

  • Pimped Up Brownies. A Rebel Fix.

    Pimped Up Brownies. A Rebel Fix.

    When the skies are grey and there’s no chance of the laundry drying on the line anytime soon, there’s only one thing to do. Bake. With large amounts of chocolate and butter.     With my Lurpak brownie tin and blocks of butter from yesterday’s successful mission ready to go, the logical thing to bake…

  • The Quest For Lurpak Brownie Tins and Ikea Paper Napery.

    Well played, Adam Scott! Congratulations on being the first Australian ever to win the US Masters. www.brisbanetimes.com.au Even I could sense the tension as the final holes were played. And I don’t know any of the rules of golf.   My achievement for the day didn’t involve quite as much hand eye coordination as Adam’s…