Get ready for a heavy dose of deja vu ... OK, the heading on this blog post might be a little misleading because … I don’t know whether it’s actually a tummy bug and I have no idea what the final bill will be. Those are exactly the same words I wrote yesterday except I'm... Continue Reading →

OK, the heading on this blog post might be a little misleading because ... I don't know whether it's actually a tummy bug and I have no idea what the final bill will be. Charlie the Moodle was admitted to animal hospital on Saturday. He hadn't been eating all week and gruesome things started coming... Continue Reading →

Remember DD's birthday present fail? You know, that weekend I took him to the Blue Mountains to see one of his favourite comedians, Kitty Flanagan, perform ... but got the time wrong and we missed it ... Well, I wanted to make it right. There was just one big problem: Kitty wasn't performing again anywhere... Continue Reading →

I felt a wave of unexpected sadness when I glimpsed Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest for the first time since scattering my grandparents' ashes in the Myall River. I'd been so excited to go back and revisit all my favourite spots last week but, as I crested the hil into town, the reality was more... Continue Reading →

I'm still crook, so I'm just going to share a post I wrote - but didn't publish - when I wasn't supposed to be blogging ... It's about how I accidentally invited DD over for bangers and mash on NRL Grand Final night. It's a bit ancient, but it saves my poor aching head from... Continue Reading →

I'm baaaaaaaack! Well, just in body. My spirit might take a while to catch up. I'm crook. But more about that later. Let me start at the beginning. Actually, let me start at the last few sentences of the blog post I wrote before I took a break. The words started out innocently enough: "I’m... Continue Reading →