Month: February 2015

  • The Traffic Lately. The ‘Brothers’ G.

    The Traffic Lately.  The ‘Brothers’ G.

    It’s always one extreme or the other as far as Sydney’s traffic is concerned. One day you’re over the moon with happiness at the clear run to your local five star shopping centre.   Superior coffee two doors down from Lulu and its impossibly clear skinned and radiant sales staff?  Only in Balmain.  Where I…

  • Living the Instagram Life.

    Living the Instagram Life.

    One of the things I love about Instagram is its ability to enable us to share in the ups and downs of other people’s lives.   To have a laugh, groan or fist pump with someone else who captured a moment of their day that you could relate to.  Or aspire to.  I also love…

  • The Last Week of Summer. The Cracker Poll. Julianne Moore.

    The Last Week of Summer.  The Cracker Poll.  Julianne Moore.

    Can you believe it’s the last week of summer?  Already?  Which means it’s just about the end of bright printed pencil skirts and bare legs season. And the nearly end of bare slightly tanned arms accessorised with chunky steel watches season too. But I won’t lie.  I am looking forward to puffer vest season. And…

  • Controlled Crying. Muffin Mania. The Great Indoors.

    Controlled Crying.  Muffin Mania.  The Great Indoors.

    These fire crackers and lantern were just about the only bright things in the sky today. As the clouds continued to gather, it became pretty clear that it was going to be one of those indoor and brooding kind of Saturdays. Did your Saturday supplement carry this article about controlled crying?  It was perfect Saturday…

  • Happy Chinese New Year.

    Happy Chinese New Year.

    Gong Xi Fa Cai!  Happy Chinese New Year! Celebrating or not, I hope you’ve had a day filled with family, good food, new shoes (make that new everything) and no housework. I’m heading off to find all of the above right now, actually. May the year ahead be good to us all and keep our…

  • Baking, Books and the Beckhams.

    There’s nothing like a sunny start to the working week to lift your spirits and help you find your get up and go. Life is slowly getting back to normal at SSG Manor as we recover from our collective illnesses.  While the last couple of weeks have been challenging, I think it’s been a great…

  • The Big Thaw. Biscuit BFFs. The Airport.

    The Big Thaw.  Biscuit BFFs.  The Airport.

    It’s been weeks in the making, this annual fridge and freezer defrost of mine.  Yes, my fridge is so old it both needs an annual defrost and has a fridge section that makes icicles that invade valuable food storage space. I’ve been shopping my freezer for afternoon teas in a bid to clear as much…

  • Eau de Illness.

    Today’s programming is brought to you by the scent of various household wipes as they attempt to drown out eau de Illness at SSG Manor. www.yoyomarket.jp Mostly these beauties from Costco. Though we did make it out of the house for breakfast this morning and took the more portable Heinz Baby Paws version with us.…

  • Almost Voiceless.

    Sometimes, you can’t fight fate.  I’ve lost most of my voice despite today’s intensive campaign against whatever dreadful lurgy has decided to wait until just the weekend to do its worst. I started off with a bit of denial.  That tickle in my throat?  Meh.  Nothing a couple of Butter Menthol’s won’t fix.  The fact…

  • Jumping On Board the Feel Good Train.

    It’s the calm after the storm of change here at SSG HQ. Everyone’s got their groove back and the pep has returned to their step.   Just in time for the weekend.   The news seems to have jumped on board the feel good train with a few stories that have really made me smile…