On Friday night I posted Egg Baskets and…the Sleepover. Two of you managed to comment on that post before it disappeared. That post and all my posts written from February until June 21 disappeared. Poof, they were gone. Celia and Lorraine started sending me urgent texts. With minimal IT knowledge I didn’t know what to […]
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Hummingbird Cake
Recently a few bloggers and I organised a get-together for a Sunday afternoon. We were to catch up at the Radisson Blu Hotel in O’Connell Street, Sydney for a high tea. During the organisational process that incredibly involved 94 group emails, it occurred to us that on the day we were to get together, it […]
The ATAR
There’s been a surprising outcome to Miss Arabella’s HSC results and it’s causing a bit of tension. And huge disappointment. And grief and anger and tears and exasperation and bewilderment and sleepless nights. But she’s not taking this setback too badly because so far the words, ‘It’s all your fault, mum’, have not been uttered. […]
The 80th Birthday Party
Over the weekend we had Carl’s father’s 80th birthday celebration. My father-in-law and his wife live interstate but came to Sydney for the event that we hosted in a hired club room that overlooks one of Sydney’s most beautiful beaches. In order to keep the costs down and within our budget we self-catered the event […]
Thelma and Louise
On Monday I was so exhausted from Arabella’s eventful week of events that I took advantage of the break in the scheduling and stayed in bed while the sunshine beamed down on me through the windows. I lay in bed with two friends, laptop and i-phone. A text came through from Celia and she was […]
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
It’s so fabulous when a recipe on a blog grabs your attention. It makes you immediately rush out to purchase the necessary ingredients, come home to cook up a storm and all going to plan, the recipe is a huge success with all members of the family including the fussy eaters. There is a blog […]
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