Arabella turned 17 last September and so became eligible to sit for her driver’s licence. But as she hadn’t completed the 120 hours of driving under supervision, she couldn’t book in for the test. And six months later she still can’t because we’re only up to 102 hours. Eighteen hours to go and half of […]
Archives for April 2012
Beer Battered Fish and Chips and…Happy New Year
April 16, 2012 By 50 Comments
While we’re on the subject of dastardly dogs I’m reminded of a New Years Eve I spent at the local hospital. When Archie and Arabella were younger we lived in a house high up in the canopy of gum trees overlooking part of a beautiful waterway called Pittwater. It was within walking distance to a […]
Titanic’s Chicken Lyonnaise and…The Mechanic’s Family Pets
April 15, 2012 By 37 Comments
Dogs are ‘man’s best friend’. I have two of my own and they are almost as precious as my children – almost! But not everyone buys a dog for the purpose of bringing them in as part of the family. Quite some years ago when Archie was three and Arabella even younger, Carl dropped our […]
Lamb With Leeks and Carrots and…Fawlty Towers
April 14, 2012 By 35 Comments
It’s incredible that a TV show that first aired in the UK in 1975 with a run of only 12 episodes is still almost as popular and well-known today as it was 35 years ago. So you would think that when a resort promotes itself as, ‘a small exclusive luxury resort’, it would recognise what […]
Bacon and Egg Pie and…Overly Indulged
April 13, 2012 By 62 Comments
Arabella is on school holidays for two weeks but as she has exams the minute she returns to school, she has work to do. At her school the girls in Year 12 are assigned a teacher who will be their mentor. As luck would have it, the deputy principal specifically requested my daughter and […]
All-Bran Fibre Toppers
April 11, 2012 By 62 Comments
Sponsored by Nuffnang Kellogg’s All-Bran is a cereal that has been around for a very long time. When I was growing up we always had a box of All-Bran in the pantry. We would be given a bowl of All-Bran for breakfast that was topped with fruit, yoghurt and cream from the top of the […]
‘Knock Yourself Out’
April 10, 2012 By 64 Comments
All I wanted for the four-day Easter break was one day with the family. I said to the teenagers do what you like every other day but Sunday will be a family day and I’ve organised an Easter Egg hunt at 8am, church at 9.30am and a family lunch at 12.30. And there was some […]
Hot Cross Buns and…Alison, Linda and Cherie
April 7, 2012 By 61 Comments
A few weeks ago I started my day by walking Alfie to school then went to do a swim squad. As I entered the pool the person on reception said, ‘Oh hi Alison, how are you? Looking forward to your swim?’ And I said, ‘Oh, sorry it’s not Alison, I’m Charlie’. And she said, ‘Oh, […]
Marshmallow Easter Eggs and…The Fragile Generation
April 5, 2012 By 63 Comments
Recently at Alfie’s primary school a boy was injured on the playground equipment. He sustained quite a nasty cut to his face and I’m not sure of all the facts but I believe he did need a general anaesthetic with plastic surgery to repair the gash. The playground was immediately closed ‘until further notice’. An […]
Coco Chocolate
April 4, 2012 By 43 Comments
Another day, another school function. It’s like a blur. ‘Where am I off to this time’, I wonder all confused. Last Wednesday I survived the Year 2 lawn bowls evening and four sleeps later I was at a mother and daughter high tea for the mothers of girls in Year 12 at Arabella’s school. I […]
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