I had dinner with my sister at my local pub last night and was very amused when the woman taking our order asked if we were twins. Twins! I seriously thought I was adopted when I was growing up because I looked so different to the rest of the family. They were dark-haired with skin... Continue Reading →

I re-entered the real world with a thud last week. I arrived home from the airport after 9pm on Wednesday night, crashed in bed and woke to a 10-hour work day from hell. I was the only person on duty in my team due to the public service annual shutdown. It should have been a... Continue Reading →

I've just been on the most lovely getaway with the kids to Cradle Mountain in Tassie. We spent three nights there and I am totally knackered from all the walking! I'd better get cracking on that New Year's resolution to improve my fitness. Cradle Mountain is stunningly beautiful. I felt a little emotional when I... Continue Reading →

Hello! I’m back from my blogging break. But before I tell you about my adventures, do you remember my blog post about seeing a man covered in blood on the Wakehurst Parkway? Well, the mystery has been solved. And it was not what I was expecting. Apparently a 13-year-old boy was using a toilet in... Continue Reading →

Hello 2026, what do you have in store for me? Before I dive into that, I need to give you the lowdown on the last few days. I made an unscheduled trip to Newcastle on Tuesday so the eldest could deliver a mythical creature to my dad. He'd crafted the six-legged artwork from paper clay... Continue Reading →

I was driving back to the real world on Sunday night when the strangest thing happened. The cars ahead of me on the Wakehurst Parkway came to a sudden halt and I could see people standing in the middle of the road. Two boys in their late teens sat on a guardrail, one of them... Continue Reading →

And what have I done? Another year over. But the work goes on! I'm on call tomorrow as part of the office holiday roster. I'd forgotten about that and sat bolt upright in bed this morning thinking ... argh, I'd better check the dates. Good thing I did. As for Christmas, can you believe it... Continue Reading →

The festive whirl continued last night with DD's friends, who are having a pre-Christmas break near his place. Now those are two very sexy words: pre-Christmas break. I am not having one of those … because I took too many holidays during 2025, so I really don't deserve any sympathy. Following a post-work dip in... Continue Reading →

I was sitting at one of the World's 50 Best Bars - Caretaker's Cottage in Melbourne - on Saturday afternoon when the coolest thing happened. I glanced out the window and saw my Melbourne Cocktails book lying on one of the bar’s outside tables with a patron, covered in Post-It tabs. I was visiting Melbourne... Continue Reading →

I took Charlie the Moodle for an allergy injection last night. There goes another $200. He's been chewing his paws like a crazed beast and I was left with no choice but to throw money at the problem. The receptionist took him out the back to administer the injection and, as I sat there with... Continue Reading →