Month: April 2018

  • Life This Week 30/4/2018: Taking Stock.

    Life This Week 30/4/2018: Taking Stock.

    Making : memories over these school holidays.  The places we’ve been.  I’ve been looking back at my photos and blog posts of the last fortnight and they do look pretty amazing if I do say so myself.  I can’t believe we didn’t even have to leave the state to do it all! Cooking : peanut butter…

  • The Staycation Life #5: The 21st Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island.

    The Staycation Life #5: The 21st Biennale of Sydney, Cockatoo Island.

    Today’s instalment of the staycation files sees us set sail for Cockatoo Island. The Biennale of Sydney is Australia’s largest contemporary visual arts event with artists from all over the world exhibiting their work at one of seven venues around Sydney for the exhibition’s duration.   Some works are actually created specifically for the biennale with…

  • Lovin’ Life 26/4/2018: Plums.

    Lovin’ Life 26/4/2018: Plums.

    via Google images For me, plums have always been ‘that other stone fruit’.  Each summer I get excited about seeing the first peaches and nectarines of the season and progressively more rapturous as both improve as the season progresses. But plums?  Meh.  Despite their pretty colours, the firm but not too juicy texture never impressed…

  • The Staycation Life #4: Scenic World, Katoomba.

    The Staycation Life #4: Scenic World, Katoomba.

    Interrupting my usual programming for a moment to bring you news of Baby #3 for the Cambridges, patriotically born on St George’s Day (the feast day for the patron saint of England).  Ever reliable, the Daily Mail tells me that Kate’s dress is custom Jenny Packham.  I love that shade of red and the 11/10…

  • Life This Week 23/4/2018: School Holiday Memories.

    Life This Week 23/4/2018: School Holiday Memories.

    These have been my first school holidays as a parent and they’ve been pretty special even though we spent them right here at home. I was lucky enough to be there for that last day of school pick up and then to be home for most of the break. These weeks of bonus summer weather…

  • The Staycation Life #3: The Early Start Discovery Space, University of Wollongong.

    The Staycation Life #3: The Early Start Discovery Space, University of Wollongong.

    Today’s instalment of the Staycation Life files sees us take the train to North Wollongong, avail ourselves of the free shuttle bus to the University of Wollongong before making our way to The Early Start Discovery Space on campus.  Along the way, I relived my own undergrad days as I bumbled my way through reading…

  • The Staycation Life #2: IKEA. Of Course.

    The Staycation Life #2: IKEA.  Of Course.

    It will surprise no-one reading this blog that one of our staycation day trips involved a train ride to Rhodes… It’s been months since I’ve last visited the area and much has changed.  More eateries now fill the ground floors of the high rises that line Rider Boulevarde, the trees are taller, there’s less construction…

  • Lovin’ Life 19/4/2018: Bringing Out the Knives.

    Lovin’ Life 19/4/2018: Bringing Out the Knives.

    An unusual choice of topic for Lovin’ Life, I agree but bear with me. Along with that saucepan set I wrote about the other day, my set of knives are another bit of kitchenware that have been with me from the day I moved out of home.  I vividly remember the day I bought them…

  • The Staycation Life #1: Cronulla and Bundeena.

    The Staycation Life #1: Cronulla and Bundeena.

    It’s only taken me eight years as an adopted Sydneysider and one school age child with a passion for trains  to finally get out of my comfort zone in the public transport network to explore places more than an hour away from home.  It’s been liberating being able to explore Sydney beyond my familiar reference…

  • Life This Week 16/4/2018: What Is Friendship?

    Life This Week 16/4/2018: What Is Friendship?

    My friendships, my friends and I have all evolved over time.  I’ve been very fortunate to have both my old friends still very much present in my life as well as a host of newer friends I’ve made over the years.  I have social media and text messages to thank for the longevity and breadth…