the end was just the beginning
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I had an uneventful weekend. Hello, what? Yep, absolutely no dramas. I'd like to say I slept like an angel too, but I've had a devil of a job nodding off. I've been tossing and turning as I fret about freelance projects and potential jobs. However, my days... Continue Reading →
I was supposed to make things easier for myself this week by cooking exactly the same dishes for everyone. So I dutifully contemplated three dishes both families would enjoy and decided on lamb koftas, butter chicken and meat pies. But it seemed too pedestrian, so I pimped up the koftas into a full-on feast and... Continue Reading →
How did life in lockdown get so damn busy? I've had three virtual job interviews in the past week; I'm doing the communications for a local business launch; I've been putting the finishing touches on a WW2 website I created for a client; and I've written 18 stories for Drinks Digest in the past four... Continue Reading →
You'd think Victorians have suffered enough after being in lockdown more than they've been out in the past 18 months, but no, Mother Nature sent them an earthquake yesterday. My sister in law who lives in Melbourne reckons its the biggest and longest earthquake she's ever felt. It went for a good 20 seconds and... Continue Reading →
The world would be lost without alpha personalities. An Alpha is a leader; she is self-assured, powerful and confident. She steers the pack in friendships and guides teams in work. But understanding what life is like for introverts and outsiders isn't always an alpha’s strong point. God bless the alphas in the NSW ‘crisis cabinet’... Continue Reading →
“In Australia, the perfect escape to rest, relax and entertain is a beach house and among beach houses so very few can claim all the attributes of 15 Shipton,” says a South Coast real estate agents. “Whether you wish to build something astonishing or just get away now, this sale deserves your attention." Um, hello?... Continue Reading →
I celebrated the anniversary of my third month in lockdown by buying myself a second-hand egg chair on Saturday. Well, I didn’t really buy it for myself. The youngest has been begging for a hammock chair for the back deck. I figured my old bones wouldn't cope with sitting in one of them, should I... Continue Reading →
It was a mega week for cooking in the HotHouse Kitchen. I created a Thai feast, plus Greek slow-roasted lamb and a gnocchi bake. And that's just the stuff I made for other people! I was so fed up with preparing food that I got Thai takeaway on Thursday night, while my friends had the... Continue Reading →
The gods were smiling on me last night. They sent a car to light my way home. I love having a vehicle ahead of me on the Wakehurst Parkway for three reasons: Hopefully the ghosts who haunt it will visit the first car in the convoyThe car in front might know how to use their... Continue Reading →
It’s hard to believe it's been almost 12 years since the eldest started kindergarten. And now school is drawing to an end. We arrived late to kindy - we'd been living in New York while my ex attended Columbia University as a mature aged student. The eldest missed a few months of alphabet and numeral... Continue Reading →
