Month: October 2018

  • Life This Week 29/10/2018: I Want This.

    Life This Week 29/10/2018: I Want This.

    Nigella Lawson will be returning to Australia early in 2019 with a stage show about her culinary life and I want tickets.  At this stage, there will be only one show in Sydney and it will be at the Opera House. There’s so much to love about Nigella.  Her voice, her prose, her cooking programs. …

  • A Meghan Moment. The Wisdom of Warnie…..

    A Meghan Moment.  The Wisdom of Warnie…..

    It’s very exciting news for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and yes, okay, I’ll admit it… me.  Isn’t Meghan looking sprightly, radiant?   via Vogue So, so, so not how I was when I was at a similar stage of pregnancy.  My prevailing memories of pregnancy revolve around fast food, the sofa, Foxtel and elasticated…

  • Lovin’ Life 25/10/2018: Kmart is the New Ikea.

    Today I’m loving the fact that I have created order out of the chaos that was previously the section of my desk devoted to charging cables. I don’t have the ‘before’ photo but I am pretty sure you can imagine it. It’s ironic, isn’t it, that while technology streamlines and organizes so much of our…

  • Happy Tuesday.

    Happy Tuesday.

    How did it get to be October 23 already?  That’s only 8 weeks until Christmas not to mention all the events and parties that need to be squeezed in beforehand.  I’m just going to stick my head in the sand and try to stay in denial for just a little while longer. The weather has…

  • Life This Week 22/10/2018: Quick Meal Ideas.

    Life This Week 22/10/2018: Quick Meal Ideas.

    Quick meal ideas isn’t just a phrase to me, it’s part of my way of life.  I’m a big fan of batch cooking, minimal prep and letting things like the oven and slow cooker do all the hard work.  I love some of these meals so much that their recipes are committed to memory.  Which…

  • We Had Some Sun For A While There.

    We Had Some Sun For A While There.

    The sun solves everything.  After weeks and weeks and weeks of nothing but rain, we’ve been richly rewarded for hanging in there and keeping on.  Just in time for the weekend too. This was the scene on Friday afternoon as I drove home in the early bit of peak hour.  It’s only a photo of…

  • Lovin’ Life 18/10/2018: In Praise of Crayola’s Washable Fingerpaints.

    Lovin’ Life 18/10/2018:   In Praise of Crayola’s Washable Fingerpaints.

    Today I’m giving thanks for and loving …. www.hobbycraft.co.uk Crayola’s Washable Finger Paints ($17AUD from Target) because true to their name, they really do wash out and off with water.  Whether it be your brass doorknobs, a prized Star Wars watch, the floorboards, your hands or those of your creative and artistic child’s – it…

  • The Berlin Diaries #10: The East Side Gallery.

    The Berlin Diaries #10: The East Side Gallery.

    It’s always a bit sad coming to the end of the holiday snaps. But at least the sun is finally shining here in Sydney.  Just the excuse I needed to start shopping for the summer ahead.  I found this $5 lobster beach towel at Kmart.  I’m sending it to school with Master SSG this Friday…

  • The Berlin Diaries #9: Meanwhile in Sydney and The Berlin Zoo.

    The Berlin Diaries #9: Meanwhile in Sydney and The Berlin Zoo.

    I’ve been home a week and, as usual, it’s almost as if I’ve never been away.  ‘Endured’ those long fights.  Spent that indulgent week in that hotel.  Rode the U and S Bahns up, down and across Berlin.  Absorbed all that history with every fibre of my being.  Saw all that beauty with my eyes…

  • Life This Week 15/10/2018: What I Have Learned Lately.

    Life This Week 15/10/2018: What I Have Learned Lately.

    I’ve just come off a couple of weeks’ leave and in between the travel, the break from routine and the family time, I’ve found myself relearning a few truths about life. Always look up.  Aim for the sky and its stars.  Never look down on anyone but also never let anyone else drag you down…