Everything’s fine. There’s no need to worry about Miss Arabella. Recovering swiftly from her setback it was, ‘Don’t worry, mum; I’d gone off that course anyway. I’m going to do Law instead and be a barrister’. ‘But you didn’t get enough marks for Law’. ‘Yeah, but I’ll start with Arts and if I get a […]
Truncated and Lectionary and…Avocado, Mango & Walnut Salad
January 10, 2013 By 40 Comments
Many moons ago I volunteered at a church that would put on end-of-year productions and my job as a volunteer was to write these for them. I would work on the productions with a very talented friend of mine who is a music director and he would give me the concept and I would go […]
Salad Season and Vietnamese Lemongrass Beef Salad
October 16, 2012 By 31 Comments
Today I’m guest posting over at The Life of Clare. A few days ago we had a horrible cold snap that plummeted temperatures down around the 10 degree mark (50F). Today it was 35C (95F) and I definitely know what I prefer. When the weather is this lovely, we like to eat salads. Here is […]
Mixed Bean Salad and The Dinner Party
August 26, 2012 By 43 Comments
On Friday night we had a dinner party. Carl had invited clients over for dinner. People I had never met. Carl’s good like that, he’s sadistic. I wasn’t stressed though because I knew it would all go well because the teenagers wouldn’t be there – out as usual and I would have the whole day […]
Chicken and Quinoa Salad and…Near-Death Holidays
May 22, 2012 By 36 Comments
Some holidays are not relaxing and you arrive home just grateful to have survived. When I was a teenager some friends of my parents thought it would be a fabulous idea for us to go away with them and another family for a week on three boats we would hire from a company in Akuna […]
A Wrap-Up on Mother’s Day
May 14, 2012 By 43 Comments
I had the best Mother’s Day. It started on Saturday night when we went to see Prince in concert. I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy it as I like some of his music but it’s not the sort of music I listen to regularly. But he gets an 11 out of ten for […]
Chicken Pesto Salad and…Critically Fed
April 29, 2012 By 45 Comments
There’s a lot of criticism around here at the moment and it’s all to do with lunch boxes. I try and I try and I try but the children are proving difficult to please and I don’t think I’m alone because I know so many mums who are like me and dread the daily chore […]
Thai Beef Salad and…A Little Bit of Power
February 24, 2012 By 46 Comments
There’s one in every school. A housewife with a need for power so they volunteer at their child’s primary school and step into positions like running the canteen, marshaling the children at carnivals and worst of all, running the uniform shop. As a parent you can avoid the woman running the canteen, you can stay […]
Spinach and Prosciutto Salad and…The Mother’s Race
February 19, 2012 By 31 Comments
There is a very famous photo of Princess Diana – I mean, there are millions of famous photos of Princess Diana but I’ll mention just one. It was taken at Prince William’s Elementary School on the day of the Athletics Carnival. They ran a mother’s race and Princess Diana took part as a competitor. In […]
Caramelised Pork Salad and…It’s Cold in Antarctica
February 18, 2012 By 36 Comments
It’s so cold down there and so much colder than the Arctic. Colder because Antarctica is surrounded by water but the Arctic is surrounded by land masses. Antarctica has land underneath it and the Arctic has water and that apparently also makes a big difference. Antarctica has much stronger winds making it colder and in […]
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