I let the turkeys get me down. And boy did it hurt. We have this 25m x 5m concrete strip along our back fence and a family of bush turkeys have decided it's the perfect spot for a nest. Now that might not be such a problem in a leafy, rambling backyard, but on concrete... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: cute babies, shock haircuts and a Scientology war
Nothing, not even a terribly embarrassing brush turkey injury, can keep me from my Hollywood gossip. Here are the week's best bits. Lots of good stuff ... enjoy! Leah Remini, who recently defected from Scientology, filed a missing person report concerning the whereabouts of the wife of Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige. Rather than... Continue Reading →
Out of action
Bush turkey-related injury. Will advise when the endone wears off. Might see the humour in it then.
I scare myself sometimes
Because I wrote the words below two whole years ago and they're still ME TO A TEE. And worry Husband is over my weirdly wired brain, the way he's over my destructive secondary pets and their new entourage of brush turkeys. Can people change at 45? Can they? Or are they stuck with their idiosyncracies... Continue Reading →
To be brutally honest
I have murder on my mind. I'm anti-guns, and knives give me the heebie-jeebies ... so I've resorted to chucking lemons out the window at the bloody brush turkeys. It hasn't been terribly effective, because I'm a hopeless shot. When the sun rises I'll have to troop out and retrieve them all. I've had an... Continue Reading →
Family divided
During the wake for Husband's grandfather yesterday, I started chatting to the most lovely girl called Jackie. Jackie is married to one of Husband's cousins. Husband only has two cousins - they're twins. I first met the twins, or the twinnies as they were known back then, when they were around seven. I was invited... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Prince Harry off the hook, Robert Downey Jr deliciousness
Apologies, not the full box and dice gossip today, just a quickie version as I am in Forbes on in iPad. But I've managed to find enough fun stuff (and a poignant one to kick things off) to make things interesting on a Monday morning. The bits that didn't make it - Elle macpherson got... Continue Reading →
My week: two tearjerker weddings, three stoushes and 10 hilarious cat GIFs
I spent a large part of this week weeping over my keyboard, both at work and home. The home breakdown was caused by my husband leaving my rabbit loose in the house for a day - he destroyed almost every electrical cable in the place ... including the one to my computer. Waaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh .... But... Continue Reading →
10 ways to be deliciously fashionable
While searching for ideas for my next cupcake masterpieces - there's a school fete coming up - I came across the most amazing stiletto cakes and, voila, an idea for a blog post sprang to mind. Wow, people are so creative when it comes to creating fashionable food. Check these amazing treats out. Loving these... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Jen crushed, Fergie’s gayby shower, Simon cuckholds his mate
Being an obsessed Doctor Who fan, I'm having trouble focussing on anything else than the announcement of who will be the next Who. It's being revealed live on the BBC on Sunday night ... but there were heaps of juicy happenings during the week too. Here are my favourites ... >> There's some sad, lonely... Continue Reading →