Our final day on Hayman Island dawned sunny and far too soon. We wandered down to the extravagant buffet for my final breakfast curry of the trip. The view from the restaurant was stunning and it was hard to believe our mini-break was over, just as we were settling into it. After packing our bags... Continue Reading →

It’s funny how your memories trick you. I was convinced I snorkeled off the beach in front of Hayman Island Resort 25 years ago, but I was wrong. There’s no coral out the front of the resort, it’s all sand flats until you are much further out to sea. I must have hiked with the... Continue Reading →

More than half a lifetime ago I scored my dream job at Cosmopolitan magazine. Well, my actual dream job as a teenager was to edit Dolly magazine, but I expanded the fantasy to include any role on a women's magazine when I entered adulthood. In my early 20s I was beside myself with excitement to... Continue Reading →

I felt slightly panicked yesterday when the youngest emerged from her bedroom complaining about being sick. She has some sort of virus, which is pretty cruel when she hardly leaves the house due to her concussion. She must have caught it at the AFLW game she watched on Sunday. I do NOT want to catch... Continue Reading →

I was cooking dinner last night when I saw a notification pop up on my phone. Someone had spotted bioluminescence at Palm Beach and said it was “worth a look”. As regular readers will know, I am a bit obsessed with bioluminescence and have never seen it in real life. The natural ocean wonder of... Continue Reading →

Yesterday the youngest was given early entry to the university she had her heart set on attending. Woo hoo!!!!! There were big hugs and congratulations all round. But I am also a bit sad because it means she will be leaving home next year. It has happened in the blink of an eye. One minute... Continue Reading →

I spent Friday night being dazzled by how much Marrickville has transformed since I lived in that neck of the woods. More than half a lifetime ago I bought my first house in nearby Petersham. The only reasons we went to Marrickville were to see my solicitor or to eat fabulous Vietnamese food. These days... Continue Reading →

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 →