OK, things are just slightly crazy around here right now. I've made the Christmas cake strudel (yes, as weird as it sounds), I've made the silverbeet gratin, I've made the baked brie in a pastry shell with walnut praline, and I've decorated the reindeer cupcakes - above - do you think they're cute? I got... Continue Reading →

Visiting a new medically-type person is like therapy for me. I can moan about my ills without feeling guilty about boring them, because I'm paying them handsomely to listen. I went to an osteopath for the first time yesterday. As previously mentioned in a HouseGoesHollywood blog post, I slipped while holding a (live) chook in each hand. I... Continue Reading →

Just a quickie today. I slipped on a wet floor with a live chicken in each hand (yes, really; the osteo had never heard that one before either) and hurt my back, so I'm off to get fixed up. I hope. I really want to do a 9am pump class tomorrow ... I'm dreaming, right?    ... Continue Reading →

My birthday was back in March but I feel like I'm turning 44 all over again this week. Hurrah. First, my sister took me out for a birthday dinner on Wednesday night. We've been trying to schedule it for months, but life - and school holidays - kept getting in the way. She'd bought one of... Continue Reading →

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SCIENTOLOGY SCANDAL ... OR 3 Let's start with the TomKat (just the way I like it) ... Suri Cruise will get a serious car phobia if her parents aren't careful. According to the New York Daily News, Tom Cruise could be questioned by police over his role in a high-speed car chase after the actor and his 6-year-old... Continue Reading →

Sprog 1's room will be the death of me. Yesterday I threatened to make it the death of her. My exact words when I picked her up from school were: "I cleaned your room yesterday for the last time. If it gets messy again I will kill you ... or throw all your stuff away."... Continue Reading →

I'm wading through the murk so you don't have to. Here are today's juicy bits a la Housegoeshome ... WHAT WERE SOUTH AFRICAN MARIE CLAIRE THINKING? Just in case you couldn't tell, the magazine has photoshopped Princess Kate’s head onto a model’s body as part of a tribute by South African designers to their Princess.... Continue Reading →

If you're a Housegoeshome regular, you will be aware that I am mildly nuts. Not as loopy as the woman who harasses the checkout chicks at my local IGA, demanding they admire her aura and explain why a Hollywood celebrity hasn't swept her off her feet yet - but gently cuckoo. If you are new to the blog, let me give... Continue Reading →

TomKat's divorce has my gossip juices following again. I've got stars in my eyes. I'm thinking about doing some regular Hollywood blog posts at housegoeshome. All the juicy bits, without having to wade around in the murk. What do you reckon? Workshop it with me. I can't decide whether to just have the occasional spray, like I... Continue Reading →