the end was just the beginning
I'm off to a school reunion this weekend. About 20 of us are catching up to mark 30 years since we left Kotara High. THIRTY YEARS. Fark! Geez that makes me feel old. And, wow, a lot has happened to me since we last caught up at our 25-year school reunion (the Kotara gang quite... Continue Reading →
I took the kids to see Sculpture by the Sea - have you been? It's one of our favourite things to do each year. The kids love exploring the artworks and taking photographs. I hardly needed to take any snaps at all. I just stole theirs for the blog. DD tagged along with us, so... Continue Reading →
Halloween may be over Down Under, but it rages on in the United States. I've been glued to my computer, trawling through Instagram, gawping at the celebs' happy snaps. I'm finally dragging myself away - the weather is too gorgeous not to get out and enjoy it. DD and I have decided to have a... Continue Reading →
I'm calling it: 2015 was the year that Halloween went kaboom in Australia. My Facebook feed was totally chockers with friends posting pics of their kids and themselves in costume. I've never seen anything like it. And everyone looked like they were having THE best time. The youngest and I battled the crowds first thing... Continue Reading →
It's only early on October 31, but my Facebook feed is already peppered with Halloween hate. Lots of "I don't get it" and "It's not an Australian custom" moans. There's nothing to "get" - it's just a bit of fun. And the only reason it's not an Australian custom is a twist of fate. As... Continue Reading →
I just clickbaited you. I teased you with a headline about my insanely expensive fence, but I didn't show you a picture. You had to click on my blog post to see it. Does that make you cross? Do you feel manipulated? I'm a bit over the whole "Ermagerd! You CLICKBAITED me!" outrage thing. My... Continue Reading →
I burst into laughter when this image appearing in my Facebook feed yesterday ... Lots of my female friends "liked" it and made funny comments. They said stuff like "it's so round" and "nice piece." Bwahahahaha. And then my first boyfriend (we dated for six years from when I was 16!) wrote: "Just looking for... Continue Reading →
Three years ago, when the eldest was eight, she wrote a poem about me at school. It went like this … My mum is orange She is spring time Mum is in the kitchen She is warm Mum is a jiggly jumper She is a little lounge Mum is Mr Bean It’s funny how other... Continue Reading →
People are funny. At some point during my house's 80-year history, the neighbourhood decided it was so friendly no-one needed timber privacy fences. They went for those low metal ones you get in school yards instead. Maybe they were Queenslanders. I have a mate who reckons its quite the done thing in northern climes, something... Continue Reading →
I started to feel a little swoony last night. DD and I were on the bed, hooking the trapeze up. Not this sort of trapeze ... We're not that old yet. This trapeze ... Yep, finally, there's a swing set in the youngest's bedroom. I sent her a photo and she wrong back: "Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnk yoooooooooooouuuuuuu!"... Continue Reading →
housegoeshome 