DD's festival of the birthday continued over the weekend with a lightning fast trip up the coast to have dinner with friends. I made Tommy's Margaritas - 2 parts tequila, one part lime juice, 1/2 part agave syrup - to kick the night off, then everyone contributed to the most delicious feast of prawn bruschetta,... Continue Reading →

I had the opportunity to go to consecutive functions featuring sparkling wine last night, but I chose to head home after the first soiree. Admirable restraint on my part. I knew the youngest was slaving over freshly made pasta and caprese salad and I wanted to give her creations the attention they deserved. It turned... Continue Reading →

My apartment walls have been painted Glinks Gully half-strength and they look GLORIOUS. I was a bit disappointed when I first saw the walls at night because I didn't think it was a striking enough change. But the next morning, when I compared the kitchen wall - on the left side of the photo below,... Continue Reading →

My sister emailed me on Monday, asking if I was going to the launch of NSW House at SXSW Sydney last night. I hadn't planned on attending, but was lured by the chance to mix sisterhood with business and NSW sparkling wine at an event that’s been described as the world’s most iconic futurist conference... Continue Reading →

I have an obsessive personality. It could be OCD or ADHD or anxiety, but I find it hard to get out of mental grooves once I'm in them. In my younger days I was hyper-focused on crazy business ideas. It drove my ex husband nuts and it was exhausting. I usually had my ideas at... Continue Reading →

Did you watch "Unbroken: The Kathleen Folbigg Story" on Channel 7 last night? It is hard to fathom what it was like for Kath to spend 20 years locked in prison, grieving for her children, often tainted and living in fear. Natalie Barr spent days with Kath during the interview and said in the lead... Continue Reading →

I've put the youngest on the payroll as my housekeeper. She's agreed to do the job because she needs pocket money for Schoolies Week, so it's working out a treat for both of us. She gets the groceries, cooks dinner (the highlight of this week was steak with a rocket, pesto and roast potato salad,... Continue Reading →

Yesterday was pretty chaotic in HouseGoesHome world, so I thought I'd give you another installment from DD's travels today while I regroup. One of the main reasons for my overseas travel was to visit my youngest daughter, who has been living with her Mum outside Glasgow since January. She has also been working Friday to... Continue Reading →

I was invited to celebrate the start of Rosé season - aka Spring - at an event filled with Miraval wine and music last night at RAFI restaurant in North Sydney. Chateau Miraval is co-owned by Brad Pitt and the vineyard in Provence is famous for being where he married Angelina Jolie and also where... Continue Reading →

I went to the cruising equivalent of a Tupperware party last night - a Ponant information session at the Four Seasons Hotel. Ponant is a French cruise company that specialises in luxury expeditions with ultra-modern ships that usually carry less than 200 passengers and look like this on board ... Each year Ponant visits over... Continue Reading →