I was invited to the most spectacular event last night, the launch of a tequila called Volcan X.A at a mansion in Lavender Bay. The event kicked off at 6pm and I went with my friend Sue. We are early birds but decided to meet there at 6.15pm to avoid being the first people through... Continue Reading →

While it is freaking me out that the concussed youngest isn't going to school, it has given us some lovely opportunities to spend time together. We've started having weekly lunches together at the cafe just around the corner from our apartment. We take the dogs, they lie in the sun, the youngest gets granola and... Continue Reading →

I spent last night stalking bioluminescence Facebook pages hoping for Northern Beaches sightings. No luck. This is what it looked like at Port Lincoln in South Australia this week. Wow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tj4Zobwbtk DD has been telling me not to worry, there will be other times to see it, but that is not soothing my FOMO. There... Continue Reading →

One of my biggest regrets about being sick last week is that it coincided with Sydney's Northern Beaches being the epicentre of a bioluminescence event. These natural events see the water glow vibrant blue due to the presence of microscopic bioluminescent algae known as Noctiluca. Their occurrence depends on factors like tides and times and... Continue Reading →

I lost last week to illness. Cold, flu, virus ... I'm not sure. It wasn't COVID-19 as my RAT test was clear and it felt different to my Rona run-ins. I somehow kept working from home each day while feeling horrendously unwell because the new corporate website I'm launching is running behind schedule. When I... Continue Reading →

I do not like watching sport here or there. I do not like watching sport anywhere. I do not like watching it in a house. I do not like watching it with a mouse. And yet I spent my Saturday roaring my lungs out at sporty stuff. Go figure. The day kicked off with me... Continue Reading →

I know I said I was having a quiet week, but I got a last minute invitation to a launch for 1800 Cristalino Tequila. I agonized for ages then decided to attend because a) tequila cocktails are delicious, b) I’ve been dying to check out the venue that that hosted the launch - Shell House... Continue Reading →

As I walked away from my local coffee shop this morning, one of the guys behind the counter turned to his co-worker and said: "Do you think Australia will win tonight?" The fact he said "Australia" felt significant, like we were in this together, men and women, regardless of gender. And it hit me -... Continue Reading →

Did I tell you the youngest and I are going to see Coldplay in Perth? It's a post-HSC mother-daughter treat. Both of us went online when ticket sales opened to increase our chances of success. The frenzy asaw hundreds of thousands of people join the virtual queue. I got to the front of the queue... Continue Reading →

I’ve had the most amazing - and hectic - few days. On Friday night I went to see Boom Crash Opera play at a pub in Balmain and they were AWESOME. We ducked into a Thai place for dinner beforehand and the band were there getting some takeaway, which was pretty fan girly. DD asked... Continue Reading →