Month: February 2017

  • Spiders, Aquariums and Towers. A Touristy Weekend At Home.

    It might have been the last official weekend of summer but I don’t think the people at Weather HQ got the memo.  It didn’t just bucket down with rain on Saturday, it had the cheek to also got pretty cold while it was there as well. Preschooler SSG got to break in his new Cotton…

  • Life This Week 27/2/2017: Taking Stock.

    Life This Week 27/2/2017: Taking Stock.

    Can you believe we’re at the tail end of February already?  Not only that but summer will also be gone for another year as well.  Denyse’s current theme for Life This Week is ‘Taking Stock’ so that’s exactly what I thought I’d do with this post: take you briefly through the happenings of my life…

  • Friday Drinks #9: What A Week. The Body Shop At Home. Bargains.

    It’s been quite a week indeed.  There were daily dramas at work, just as many surreal ‘you had to be there’ kind of moments and even more crazy ‘patient facing’ (as opposed to workmate gossip type) conversations on everything from Angelina Jolie’s spider eating (The Daily Mail tells me this is fact) to seances instead…

  • Lovin’ Life 23/2/2017: Comfort Carbs.

    Are you starting to see a pattern from my weekend food photo diary? It goes against all the sound nutritional advice we’re given by health authorities but gee eating a baked good (with a bit of butter on top) can make the world seem a better place and the impossible suddenly achievable.   Call it…

  • Slow News Tuesday.

    A bit of a slow news day from SSG Manor 2.0 today, readers. I’m at the tail end of cold that I’m hoping will have a 48 hour turnaround time.  I really need to be 100% by tomorrow morning because it’s going to be a busy day.  I’ve been juicing oranges like there’s no tomorrow…

  • Life This Week 20/2/2017: It’s Been Busy.

    A blur of busyness.  That’s pretty much how this week has been for me.  Thank goodness for camera rolls on iPhones though because the photos I have on mine from this week prove that through all the chaos, I did at least manage to pause and completely be in the moment at least twice this…

  • Friday Drinks #8: Nearly Autumn. Cheese and Crackers.

    It started with the hot cross buns and Easter eggs assuming more prominent positions in the supermarket.  Then the high street retailers started dressing their windows in more clothes.  Then the sun started to rise later.  And then…..   the mango section of the fruit department started to shrink.  The Kensington Prides got smaller and…

  • Lovin’ Life 16/2/2017: Learning Online

    It’s ironic that as a person who had to apply herself 200% to get through all my uni and post grad exams, I’ve actually come to enjoy the continuing education and professional development program that I now participate in each year.  It’s just as well I like it because it’s compulsory, can be audited and…

  • Summer Rain. Acupuncture. Other Things.

    Was it only Saturday that I was writing to you about the heat and my struggles relating to it?   The weather like everything else in Sydney (except the traffic) moves fast.  Here we are on Tuesday and I’m bringing you tales from a soggy but blissfully cooler Sydney.   I don’t know how the…

  • Life This Week 13/2/2017: Love.

    Life This Week 13/2/2017: Love.

    When it comes to love, the Bible said it best: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects,…