the end was just the beginning
There are words you love hearing your child's teacher say, like "she's a lovely child" and "so bright" and "a delight to teach". And there are words you don't want to hear your child's teacher say, like "have you thought about repeating her?". I did reading groups with Sprog 2's class yesterday and, as I... Continue Reading →
Wading through the murk so you don't have to ... Posh: another baby and S&M fears Victoria Beckham's new favourite book - spare me - is 50 Shades o f Grey. In a new interview with Glamour magazine, she admits she's hooked her mother on the phenomenon, too: "I’m halfway through the second one. I even bought my... Continue Reading →
Husband rallied from his man flu yesterday and hustled us to Cockatoo Island for the Biennale. He's the arty-farty type. It was pretty cool, despite Sprog 1 having a turn (the way she looks in the photo, above, was pretty much how she looked the whole time). I am wondering if she's allergic to something... Continue Reading →
It's a bugger when the house insurance and car insurance fall due at the same time - no yum cha for the Household this weekend. Instead, I've been scrounging around in the fridge and pantry for sustenance. The result? This tasty soup. We just finished the leftovers for Sunday lunch and it was even nicer... Continue Reading →
"The wife may roll her eyes and mutter something about "man flu" but what would she know? She's not a man and her sort of flu is milder, quieter and shorter-lived. This is proper flu, and now the stats support it." So says the Sydney Morning Herald, which quotes a recent study by GlaxoSmithKline of 1500 married... Continue Reading →
I swear, this is the yummiest beef casserole I've ever tasted. It may not be the prettiest dish you've ever seen, but wow does it make your tastebuds dance. It's from The Australian Women's Weekly's Slow Cooking cookbook and it's mega-easy to make. I served it over several days on pasta, in pies and on it's... Continue Reading →
Last time I visited my hairdresser, things got a little ... well ... hairy. While I was looking for a parking spot, a guy collapsed on the pavement and started having a fit. By the time I'd parked the car, a large crowd of people and a policeman had gathered around him. They looked like... Continue Reading →
Wading through the murk so you don't have to ... Katherine Jackson gets her grandkids back Despite abandoning Prince, Paris and Blanket for more than a week, a judge has reinstated Michael Jackson's mother as guardian of his children, after saying a court investigation found that she was doing "a wonderful job." According to the... Continue Reading →
I haven't read 50 Shades of Grey. I'm beginning to feel like the only woman in the world who hasn't. It's all anyone seems to talk about. Even my mother bought the trilogy. But I have seen Magic Mike. And I liked it. Not because it had a great storyline or Oscar-worthy acting. But because... Continue Reading →
Wading through the murk so you don't have to ... Rob's secret hideout revealed The latest issue of US Weekly reveals that "devastated" Robert Pattinson has been licking his wounds at Reese Witherspoon's ranch: "His Water for Elephants costar Witherspoon, 36, offered up her tranquil, $7 million ranch in Ojai, Calif. (The pregnant actress wed husband Jim Toth in March 2011... Continue Reading →
