Month: June 2018

  • Lovin’ Life 28/6/2018: Then Along Came The Sun.

    Lovin’ Life 28/6/2018: Then Along Came The Sun.

    Sun on a Saturday afternoon.  Chores ahead of schedule.  No place in particular to be. The planets aligned for me over the weekend and I could tick all of the above. And guess what I did with myself?  I popped out the back door into the garden and raked the lawn in my red gumboots,…

  • Urban Farm Life.

    Urban Farm Life.

    The Acre in Camperdown is one of my favourite ‘urban farm’ spaces in Sydney.  I first visited it a few years ago when it first opened.  It’s still hard to believe that this eatery / urban farm / community centre used to be a lawn bowls club.  The transformation feels more ‘complete’ now in that the…

  • Wardrobe Eclectica.

    Wardrobe Eclectica.

    There’s one end of the built-in wardrobe in my bedroom that has an element of the mysterious to it.  I never really know what I’m going to find when I open the door and have a rummage around.  Spare party tablecloths, high-risk art supplies (high-risk because of the damage they could inflict if a five-year-old…

  • Life This Week 25/6/2018: Here and There.

    Life This Week 25/6/2018: Here and There.

    Life this week looked like this. In no particular order. Comfort food for a wintery Sunday night.  Roast chicken with all the trimmings is pretty fabulous but so too is a packet of Mi Goreng with bok choy, leftover chicken teriyaki meatballs and extra fried onion on top.  Both have their place in my kitchen…

  • Lovin’ Life 21/6/2018: (Kind Of) Mid Life Crisis Hair.

    Lovin’ Life 21/6/2018: (Kind Of) Mid Life Crisis Hair.

    In the end, it wasn’t as dramatic as what I thought it would be.  My mid life crisis hair appointment, I mean but I am loving my freshly balayaged hair.  It’s got life and it’s got some interest to it.  Due to some complex science relating to avoiding yellow or orange in the foiled bits,…

  • Nice Things About Winter. VIVID Taronga 2018.

    Nice Things About Winter.  VIVID Taronga 2018.

    We’re only around 20 days into winter 2018 but it feels like it’s been winter forever.   Sydney is one of those places that seems to fight the arrival of winter with the same zeal that cosmetic companies fight ‘ageing’.  We keep winter at bay with a lifestyle that embraces the great outdoors practically all year…

  • Life This Week 18/6/2018: Show Us Your Snaps #5.

    Life This Week 18/6/2018: Show Us Your Snaps #5.

    Quite a bit of variety and territory covered for Show Us Your Snaps #5…. The date is in my memory banks. From June 20, I will be armed with enviro bags (plus or minus just a few of my Lulu Lemon shopping bags) every time I head to Woolies. It was cast iron cookware day…

  • Lovin’ Life 14/6/2018: WordSwag.

    Lovin’ Life 14/6/2018: WordSwag.

    Have you ever wanted to share words instead of photos on Instagram?  Well call me late to the party but I’ve just discovered an app that lets you make this happen in the artiest possible way. via Google images This week I’m lovin’ the WordSwag app for iPhone.  It’s an $8 app that basically makes…

  • The Long Weekend. Remembering Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain.

    The Long Weekend.  Remembering Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain.

    It’s been the kind of long weekend for keeping warm and keeping dry. Good thing I took this message to heart as I got myself ready for Sunday morning swimming. We had good friends come over for lunch and a play.  We can collectively vouch for the deliciousness of these Tegal chicken nuggets all the…

  • Life This Week 11/6/2018: The M – Z of Me!

    Life This Week 11/6/2018: The M – Z of Me!

    Picking up where I left off in my companion ‘A-L of Me’! post. Mi Goreng.  With an egg, with carrots or bok choy, with extra fried onions, with some leftover supermarket roast chicken and even meatballs.  So many possibilities and they’re all unfailingly delicious.  It also has to be the IndoMie brand for me.  I’ve…