Way back in 1973, a woman called Nancy Friday wrote a book called My Secret Garden: Women's Sexual Fantasies. It created quite a stir with its revelations about feminine arousal. When I was 13, I found a copy in a bookcase at a relative's house and was ... transfixed ... But this blog post isn't... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Tom Cruise exposed, Courtney’s botox, Rosie’s new bub
Ooooh, it's a juicy day in La La Land ... but then I'm always a sucker for a good Tom Cruise/Scientology expose ... The Hollywood Reporter has published a fascinating excerpt from a new tell-all book about how Scientology seduced Tom Cruise, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lawrence Wright. Apparently Tom and Nicole Kidman had started to drift away from... Continue Reading →
My idea of bliss
The Household had a lovely adventure yesterday. We walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Husband took the Sprogs to the Anish Kapoor exhibition at the MCA while I went shopping, then we met up for a roti-and-curry lunch and caught a ferry back to our car. Now that's my idea of a perfect family outing.... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Taylor and Harry split, Tori’s push present, Dina’s black eye
It never ceases to amaze me the gossip that surfaces in Hollywood in a 24-hour period. Do they ever sleep or are they too busy creating headlines/dramas? Especially those Lohans. Harry & Taylor are splitsville Page Six reports: "That was fast! Less than one week after Taylor Swift and Harry Styles shared a lingering New Year’s Eve kiss, the... Continue Reading →
Who were you when you bought your first home?
I was 26 years old and I was STOKED. My property porn addiction struck early in life, I'd been scouring suburbs - progressively further from the city's centre as reality set in - for months. Finally, I found a place in Petersham I could afford. Husband and I were still many years from marriage and he... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Lindsay Lohan’s dad denies raping her mum, Golden Globes menu, Heidi Klum’s bedroom antics
The New York Daily News reports: "Troubled star Lindsay Lohan is a mess because she grew up witnessing a violent marriage marred by abuse and a rape, said mom Dina Lohan, who claims her ex-husband physically assaulted her during their 22-year union. "Dina made the explosive allegations in a interview at a Long Island hotel, armed... Continue Reading →
Men and boobs
What is it with men and boobs? I only need to look at my blog stats whenever I mention mammaries to be reminded how completely gaga they get about them. Princess Kate's Nude Scandal scored me more than 12,000 views. Now Sofia Vergara's fiance exposing her boob during a nightclub brawl is providing hundreds and... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Miley secretly married, Naomi mugged, police called to Brange mansion
It's been a busy few days in La La Land. Here's what the stars have been up to ... Miley Cyrus has been showing off something that looks suspiciously like a wedding band in a pic she posted on Twitter last week. She shared a photo of her new puppy Bean, but gossip columnists were far more... Continue Reading →
Spitting chips
I took the Sprogs to Waterworld at Moore Park last week. Their Nonna ponied up the $20-a-head entry fee. God bless her. They were sooooo excited when we got there, itching to explore. We were first in the queue when the gates opened at 10am and the little one literally dragged the big one to... Continue Reading →
Low-carb dinners: Lamb koftas with fattoush
Ah, those New Year's diet resolutions are proving difficult to keep. But this meal is a good place to start. I skipped the traditional bread in the fattoush and there are no crumbs in the grilled koftas. I'm not entirely sure how low-carb the hummus is - I'm nipping off now to watch a "show"... Continue Reading →