the end was just the beginning
A bit like a Cyberman, my conversion is complete. Unlike a Cyberman, I look the same on the outside, but on the inside I've been transformed into a coffee connoisseur. I have my standard order: strong, regular flat white with half a sugar. And I have my favourite brand: Campos. The coffee shop across the... Continue Reading →
DD flew to Beijing on Sunday night. His flight left at 10pm (Sydney time) and he finally laid his weary head in a bed again at around 3.30am this morning (Sydney time). I don't know how he does it, but somehow he manages to find the energy to spend about 12 weeks a year travelling... Continue Reading →
I was lucky enough to see the 30th anniversary Crowded House concert at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday night. It was pretty bloody amazing. And a bit spooky. The eldest came along with me as her 13th birthday present from her Aunty Kathryn. I was 13 when I fell in love with Neil Finn.... Continue Reading →
As America was nodding off from its Thanksgiving feasting yesterday, I was driving the youngest to her school's annual outdoor film & fun night. The eldest begged off saying she was too tired from a week of swim school. (I suspect being too cool to hang in her old playground also played a part.) I... Continue Reading →
The youngest is pretty stoked: she's the Pacific region winner of the CBRE Kids' Christmas Card Design Competition. She submitted a Santa drawing she did last year when she was 9, but she won as a 10-year-old. Here it is: The prize is a $100 gift voucher plus the honour of her name being mentioned... Continue Reading →
I forgot to tell you ... I finally got my ocean swim after that damn When Life Gives You Bluebottles incident ... and it was glorious. I felt a bit reckless because there were still a few dessicated bluebottles scattered on the sand, but it felt soooooo good to submerge in those salty waves. I... Continue Reading →
I can't quite believe my eldest daughter turns 13 today. How. Did. THAT. Happen? Mind you, she's looked [and presented] like a teenager for the past four years, so it feels slightly anti-climactic. Her dad and I are taking her out to dinner tonight and she's requested ear piercing and headphones as her gifts. I... Continue Reading →
I did some self-destructive things when my husband left that I now regret. One of the most painful was discovering I could turn on the "where is my iPhone?" function on my iPad and - because we still shared an iCloud - track his movements. It was gut wrenching to watch that little blip move... Continue Reading →
"I'm standing up here before you today... with a very troubled heart. You see, my friends... I've always insisted on... taking responsibility for your lives. But, I'm really... like a first-time parent... who makes mistakes... and tries to learn from them. And like that parent... I find myself at that moment when I have to... Continue Reading →
The eldest has a painting in a student art exhibition, so we went to the opening last night to check it out. There was champagne and sushi and everything. Very posh. The eldest's work is based on Sidney Nolan's bushranger series. I think she did an awesome job. The youngest refused to go because a)... Continue Reading →
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