September is always a busy month for my family; so busy that as usual, this year we didn’t have time to get together to celebrate my sister’s birthday, my daughter’s birthday, my father’s birthday, my niece’s birthday and a nephew’s birthday that had been even a little bit earlier than the others. So in October […]
Sour Cream Black Forest Cake
October 18, 2013 By 46 Comments
I would love to have a nice and tidy scheduled life but it’s just never been that way. Today is a classic example where for a few weeks I’ve known that tonight Carl was going to be at a wine appreciation night. It’s just that somehow the communication containing the details broke down and it […]
The Burger Shed, Mosman
September 26, 2013 By 28 Comments
There’s a burger restaurant in Mosman that opened a few weeks ago that I’ve been keen to try. It’s located on the corner of Military Road and Raglan Street and in recent years the site has had a chequered history where a revolving door of businesses have opened then closed, barely before the locals have […]
Vodka O Birthday Cake
September 25, 2013 By 42 Comments
Arabella has just celebrated her 19th birthday. While this was not a birthday carrying the weight of other milestone birthdays like an 18th or 21st, it still had huge significance to Arabella who was keen to ensure the date didn’t slip by without a loud splash. We booked a clubhouse on Balmoral Beach that has […]
Uni Students
August 28, 2013 By 44 Comments
Last week I was at the shopping centre (nothing unusual there), going up and down the aisles of the supermarket grabbing everything I knew we needed, (still nothing newsworthy). My last stop before heading for home was the greengrocers but once trapped in there, (it’s one way in and one way out), I realised that […]
Sausage and Leek Pasta and…the Licenced Driver
July 2, 2013 By 46 Comments
It was only a matter of time but yes, Miss Arabella now has her driver’s licence. She was eligible to hit the roads some 18 months ago but just like Alfie’s belated birthday party, somehow there was just a lot of inertia about actually sitting the test. About a year ago she asked me to […]
Egg Baskets and…The Sleepover
June 21, 2013 By 31 Comments
Way back when Arabella was at pre-school she had one special friend, Olivia. Arabella was tall, thin and all stick arms and legs and by obvious contrast, Olivia was well-rounded. But that’s if you put it politely because actually, she was obese. But Arabella and Olivia seemed oblivious to each others differences and they certainly […]
Quick and Easy Herby Roast Chicken
May 24, 2013 By 50 Comments
Prior to leaving for our overnight stay in the Blue Mountains, I took a leg of lamb out of the freezer and left it on the bench to thaw out for a Sunday night roast on our return. I do try to be organised! On our way home and after we had visited The Sweetest […]
Asian-Inspired Glazed Ham
May 12, 2013 By 39 Comments
Happy Mother’s Day! Don’t you just love Mother’s Day? It’s that one day of the year where you get to sleep-in then lie in bed while the kids bring you breakfast in bed and hand over lots of heartfelt gifts while telling you just how amazing and special you are. Don’t you just love it? […]
Family Retreat to Coffs Harbour
April 20, 2013 By 36 Comments
School holidays are now on in Sydney and a few weeks ago we booked a family holiday to Coffs Harbour, a six-hour drive north of Sydney. The uni students were unable to join us on this family vacation as they have no holidays and Archie is in the middle of exams and Arabella has three […]
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