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I was summonsed to Court. I could have paid the fine but chose instead to plead my case in front of a magistrate at the local court. That seemed like a good idea at the time, but once the day of the actual hearing arrived I was twisted up with nerves and thought perhaps it [...]
Do you have a special pie recipe that has been passed down through the generations. If so, you could win $10,000! Super Food Ideas has an ‘Easy as Pie’ competition searching for the best pie recipe. Anyone within Australia can enter and thanks to Bertolli, the winner will received $10,000. Entries close on May 15 [...]
It was the August school holidays and I was 12 years old. My mother told Em and I that in a few days the two of us were going on a plane to Christchurch to stay on our cousins sheep farm for the holidays. I didn’t hear anything after the word ‘plane’. It was all [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I haven’t exercised since last year. Not entirely my fault. I like to go to swim squads at my local pool but towards the end of last year they closed the facility for renovations. Then came the school holidays but they don’t run the program at that time so I had another forced absence. But, [...]
Here in the Southern Hemisphere we are a long way from that Nation-stopping event, The Super Bowl. But that doesn’t mean we don’t do our bit to join in on all the excitement. I read on the Three Cookies blog this morning that while watching the Super Bowl, Americans will consume 1.25 billion chicken wings. [...]
The day the primary school children return to the classrooms is the day the parents who linger behind at the school gates face one of their greatest moments of testing. Firstly, because they are wondering which teacher their child ended up with and secondly, who else is in the class. Some parents try to take [...]
Next week Arabella will start her final year of school. And while she’s whingeing and moaning about what a tough year it will be, I’m buoyed by the fact that with Arabella being in her final year that must mean we only need to survive one more formal. Formals give me a feeling of dread. [...]
In my Christmas stocking was a pampering package to a Day Spa. I vaguely recalled hearing very positive things about this Spa. Yesterday I set out for what I expected would be a relaxing and rejuvenating and indulgent day out. When I walked through the door I immediately just loved how serene and clean and [...]
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