When I was growing up we always had a hot roast turkey on Christmas Day. It didn’t matter if it was a heatwave with temperatures over 40C (104F), (as it often was), there were no cold-cuts on our Christmas table. One year my father thought we should try something a little different and that meant […]
Beetroot Hummus and…a Walk to School
June 3, 2013 By 45 Comments
It’s now winter in Sydney and the last two days have been noticeably cooler. This morning when I was asking Alfie to get dressed for school he said, ‘Do I have to wear a singlet?’ ‘Yes, put it on; it’s only going to be 19’, (66F). When we were leaving the house he asked, ‘Do […]
Incaberries and…The Morning Ritual
April 14, 2013 By 56 Comments
I think I’ve mentioned, (probably numerous times) that Arabella is onto a new eating regime where basically everything I buy deserves a roll of the eyes. It’s because the boyfriend with no tattoos from the neck up, is health conscious. And in between he and Arabella’s five break-ups and six getting-back-togethers, this new eating regime […]
Caramel Popcorn and…The Wrong Side of the Law
November 14, 2012 By 35 Comments
I have to tell you about my friend. She tries really hard to fly under the radar but somehow, despite her best efforts, she is surrounded by drama. A few weeks ago she had to take her daughter for an ultrasound of a wobbly ankle so drove to the clinic in her massive 4-wheel drive. […]
Potato Scallops and…Thursday Nights and Saturday Mornings
April 3, 2012 By 38 Comments
When I was 15 I thought I needed a job. Part-time work was available for teens in most retail stores for Thursday night/Saturday morning shifts. (This was back in the day when weekend trading was only permitted on Saturdays from 8am until 12md. I went to my local shopping mall and walked from store to […]
Tomato and Lemongrass Sambal and…The Sting of Vanity
February 22, 2012 By 36 Comments
Earlier this week I walked in to my beautician’s shop hoping my favourite therapist, Rebecca, would be available to give me some long overdue maintenance. Unfortunately Rebecca was booked out but while I was making an appointment for another time I noticed a sign saying ‘70% off IPL treatments’. I’ve been wondering about permanent hair […]
Mini Ice Cream Cones and…Once I Won A Trophy
February 21, 2012 By 41 Comments
When I was in my final year of high school I wasn’t anything fabulous like Head Girl or a Prefect or voted on to the Student Council or even the Teacher’s Pet. But my prowess on the oval did earn me the title of ‘Athletics Champion’ and for that I was to be awarded a […]
Bread and Butter Pickles and…Charlie Turns Five
February 9, 2012 By 39 Comments
I was so excited to turn five. Not just because it was my birthday but because it was the day I started school. In New Zealand you didn’t start school on the first day of the new school year like everyone else in the world, you started on your 5th birthday. I don’t know how […]
10 Questions
January 19, 2012 By 38 Comments
For the last few weeks I have been enjoying discovering, as I open a blog, that the blogger has been ‘tagged’. And being the great sport that the blogger is, they have embraced the challenge and answered 10 set questions about themselves. I’ve enjoyed these posts because it’s always so wonderful to find out a […]
Vanilla Malted Thick Shake and…Pediatric Trauma
January 15, 2012 By 44 Comments
Some days in a child’s life are better than others. A few years ago we were invited to Archie’s school for a dinner function. It was the annual get together of the parents of the boys in Archie’s boarding house. Each year group had to put on a performance whether they wanted to or not. […]
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