Over at HouseGoesHollywood, I'm blogging about all sorts of juicy stuff ... Mariah Carey has been tweeting priceless pics of the birthday party she threw for hubby Nick Cannon. She wrote alongside one shot of Nick posing with a part hat and a flute of rose champagne: ‘My hubby on his birthday fest! On to the party! Happy... Continue Reading →
Who was your first love?
I'm talking "will you go with me?" love, not the unrequited or poster-on-the-wall kind ... It's funny how little I remember about my first love. You'd think the details would be permanently etched in my mind. I was sixteen when we met, we dated for six years, we even moved in together. Shouldn't more have... Continue Reading →
The Mag of The Week Award goes to …
Crawling out of bed and heading to the newsagent at 6.30am this morning was a struggle with the reality of daylight savings kicking in. Especially knowing how tough WHO's 20th anniversary edition would be to beat. So how did the other weeklies stack up? Click over to Village Voices for my verdict ... http://blogs.kidspot.com.au/villagevoices/magland-5/ And... Continue Reading →
Up to no good
Life With 4 Boys writes: "Picture this. You are sitting on the couch in your living room. It is the first time you have sat down all day and you breath a sigh of relief as you open the pages of that book you have been dying to continue. A few chapters in you realize that... Continue Reading →
Lion’s head meatballs
I made these a few days before leaving for Newcastle to use the coriander, cabbage, ginger and garlic wilting in the fridge. They were YUMMY. They're based on a Chinese dish called Lion's Head Meatballs, so-called because the cooked meatballs resemble lions' heads, with the cabbage representing their tails. They're traditionally made with pork, but... Continue Reading →
Blogger bonding and botched cheesecakes
I've been blogging for more than a year now and still haven't quite got my head around how close-knit the community can be. Last weekend, I finally organised my very first face-to-face with a fellow blogger. Pink Patent Mary Janes and I met for a drink or three. It was weird to sit in a bar... Continue Reading →
Fun weekend project: Puppy cupcakes
Did you catch my blog on Cute Animal Cupcakes over at Kidspot's Village Voices? If you're at a loose end over this drizzly weekend - only a day of school hols to go, you can do it! - try making an edible menagerie with the kids. Here's a how-to for one of the designs, Doug The... Continue Reading →
Birth announcement
When I started HouseGoesHollywood a few months back it was a bit of an experiment. I was hoping mummy blather, recipes and gossip would make fun housemates at HouseGoesHome. But for every reader who loves a celebrity update, there's another who loathes having filthy gossip clutter their in-box. So I'm thinking it's time for HouseGoesHollywood... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Rihanna loses her dignity, Nicki Minaj’s Twitter spray at Mariah, Gerard Butler plays a leprechaun
Chris Brown dumps girlfriend over Rihanna Chris Brown's one-year relationship with aspiring model Karrueche Tran is over. US Weekly quotes him saying: "I have decided to be single to focus on my career. I love Karrueche very much but I don't want to see her hurt over my friendship with Rihanna. I'd rather be single allowing us to both be... Continue Reading →
House hunting
I am one of those dull Sydneysiders who can talk about real estate for hours. Not in a show-offy way, I just have this inexplicable, wow-I-love-houses enthusiasm for bricks and mortar. Ritzy new mansions don't do it for me - though I could be persuaded if I won the lottery - my taste is more... Continue Reading →