Reblogged from housegoeshome: Sprog 2 woke early yesterday and asked if we could go for a walk. “Mummy can’t,” I said, “she has to go to jail.” Sprog 2 didn’t bat an eyelid, just curled up on the sofa to watch Charlie & Lola. Mummy had a hangover, so she wasn’t really looking forward to jail. [...]
June 2, 2012
Murder, medicine and motherhood
Reblogged from housegoeshome: I went to school with Kathleen Folbigg. Well, she was Kathy Marlborough back then. We weren’t close, but we moved in the same circles. She’s probably the most famous person to attend my high school. Well, she’s definitely the most infamous. That’s because she’s serving 30 years behind bars for murdering her four children. Her first baby, [...]
June 2, 2012
Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end
Becoming a journalist was my teen dream. My parents thought I had my head in the clouds, they suggested nursing or secretarial work instead. But I was determined to make my living from words. My dream came true when I scored a cadetship at The Newcastle Herald (and proved my parents wrong, ha!). I learned so much during [...]
June 1, 2012
Just call me Dr House
Not content with telling my friends and family what to do, I’m now dishing advice to celebrities at Kidspot’s Village Voices every Friday. First star on my virtual couch? Jessica Simpson. Read my words of wisdom to the girl who’s just been paid $1million to show off her baby in People magazine and $3million to lose her [...]
June 1, 2012
Save our subs
I was going to blog about how pathetic it was that I volunteered to be a parent helper on Sprog 1′s school excursion yesterday just so I could go to the IMAX theatre for free (it’s been a long time between movies), but there’s a heaviness in my heart that needs to be addressed. Fairfax journalists in Wollongong, [...]
May 31, 2012
Gluten-free mandarin cake
This recipe is dedicated to my sister-in-law, Deb. Deb was recently diagnosed as coeliac, which is a bugger because so many yummy things contain gluten. Fortunately there are many delicious things that don’t, like this divine mandarin cake. It’s sublime, especially with a dollop of double-cream. And so easy to make. Just a bit of [...]
May 31, 2012
Totally lost it
I drove to Mortdale earlier this week to visit a friend. I had no idea where Mortdale was – other than south - so I consulted my street directory. My street directory is an ancient, decrepit thing, missing its first 10 pages, including most of the “A” entries. Fortunately my friend’s street started with an R. I drove [...]
May 30, 2012
Recipe: roast duck with warm red cabbage salad
I cooked roast duck for dinner last night, as you do, on a Tuesday. When you’re mad. Actually, the only insane part was how easy it was. I’ve always avoided cooking duck because I thought it would be tricky. But it was just like cooking a chook. I simply chopped off the neck, washed the carcass, [...]
May 30, 2012
Pickled parenting
I think I’m edging towards alcoholism. How can you tell if you’re becoming an alcoholic? Is needing two (ish) glasses of wine on a Monday night a sign? Is needing two (ish) glasses every night – three (ish) on weekends – a sign? I haven’t always been like this. I used to go all week without touching the stuff. But lately I’ve started [...]
May 29, 2012
Recipe: carrot cupcakes with lemon frosting
I’m on an adding-healthy-veg-to-lunchbox-treats kick. The Sprogs are wise to this subterfuge and requested carrot cupcakes with no visible carrot. I love a challenge, so I hopped to it (groan). They turned out rather well. Sprog 2, however, refused to eat them. She said the frosting was too lemony (after one teeny tiny nibble). Sprog 1 vehemently disagreed. So Sprog [...]
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