the end was just the beginning
So I get an email from my sister last night: "All ok over there ?? Lara just mentioned she had heard that NY was in lockdown after the Boston bombings?" Ohhhh, so that's why there were police everywhere. Welcome to New York, on terror alert. You know how I was saying it felt like I... Continue Reading →
Only 30 minutes into my flight from Sydney to Seoul, it all came flooding back .... Stop the plane I want to get off! My god I hate flying. I turned to Husband and said: "I am never flying anywhere ever again." He smiled and nodded and paid me absolutely no attention because that's what... Continue Reading →
A word of warning for the naive traveller: Inchoen the Korean suburb isn't remotely close to Incheon the Korean airport. Catching a train to Incheon station, hopping in a cab and asking the driver to take you to the Incheon Regency Hyatt is a bit like arriving at the Christmas Islands and asking for a... Continue Reading →
Or have they abandoned me? I'm not quite sure. They were so distraught about me leaving them for 10 days with their aunty and cousins that they couldn't even bring themselves to come and wave goodbye. Actually, they couldn't be bothered. I got a reluctant hug from each daughter, together with a "bye mum" and... Continue Reading →
Oh. My. Giddy. Aunt. Husband has sent me the most amazing property porn link. You simply type in your budget and it shows you houses you could buy in your price range all over the world. If you are anything like me when it comes to property ... You. Will. DIE. (Happy.) Click here to... Continue Reading →
My parents took my nephew on a cruise yesterday, so I'm reblogging two Hygiene On The High Seas posts from our cruise last year in their honour ... one focusses on a nit scare on board, the other on a norovirus outbreak ... joy! Fortunately we avoided catching both. Let's see how Nonna and Pop... Continue Reading →
So, last night I went to farewell drinks for one of the true legends of magazines - Beryl Giles. Beryl has been in the business FOREVER. I just caught her tail end, when she was my chief sub-editor at Woman's Day.I love Beryl. She rocks.So I was particularly keen to raise a glass to her.Her... Continue Reading →
It's the week of the embarrassing back down ... for me. First the Tom Cruise interview that never happened, today my definitive "Chis and Rihanna are over" pronouncement has been overturned. Well, this is embarrassing Just days after the gossip world - including me - announced their relationship over for good (in all senses of... Continue Reading →
We had parent-teacher meetings last week, where it was suggested my kids spend more time on the computer. This was a tricky one because I'd prefer them to spend less. Their current exposure is limited to the occasional session of Mathletics or Literacy Planet. And, while they wait for each other to start/finish their swimming... Continue Reading →
It's diva day - read what Miranda and Russell have done to earn the tag ... meanwhile Molly's a real-life jazz one. Miranda dogged by diva rumours People magazine is reporting that there's speculation Victoria’s Secret won't renew Miranda Kerr’s $1 million contract. Sources behind the scenes have told People she'll no longer be an... Continue Reading →
