One of my all-time favourite writers among the Australian pioneers of blogging is Mrs Woog. She had a bit of a break from writing last year, but started again recently. She’s in a similar headspace to me, except she's managing to be really funny in the current lockdown. I'm sure I'll crack you up again... Continue Reading →

One of the things I love about my new bedroom ... other than the ultra-soft carpet donated by my brother-in-law and the non-teenager-defiled loo ... is the sunrises. The room is at the back of the house and faces east. When I wake up in the mornings, I lie in bed and watch the rays... Continue Reading →

I may be stuck in lockdown with two teenagers and two yappy, demanding dogs, but I'm feeling good inside. Well ... being stuck inside the house every day isn't great, but things are going pretty well inside Alana House. Perhaps I’ve reached another life milestone on the ageing path or maybe I’ve advanced on the... Continue Reading →

You know the apartment I was thinking about buying? Well ... it went for hundreds of thousands of dollars more than the price guide. Wanna know the final figure under the hammer at auction? $1.44million. The ad said $1.15million. How crazy is that? Very, very crazy. Although Sydney people are so accustomed to the insanity... Continue Reading →

I did so much walking over the weekend. Three ambles a day. Lockdown is such a bore. And it looks like we’re in it for the loooooong haul. I walked with my dogs, I walked with my sister, I walked with my friend Wendy, I walked with my friend Alice, I walked with my friend... Continue Reading →

There’s a lot of tellie being watched at my place during the plod through lockdown. The kids take turns to sit with me on the couch because they have very different taste. I got it wrong last night - I introduced the youngest to Heathers. Remember the movie with Winona Ryder and Christian Slater? I... Continue Reading →

Sydney is staying in lockdown for another week and, while I'm disappointed for my kids, I feel pretty zen about my own situation. I've just been on the holiday of a lifetime. I can still take the dogs to get my takeaway coffee each morning. I have lots of local friends to join me on... Continue Reading →

Things are so quiet in the Household during lockdown that I took the dogs for two walks yesterday. Excitement plus! The youngest, despite having almost zero sewing experience, is keeping herself busy by making her own formal dress. The eldest is like a vampire, asleep all day and up all night. We've fallen into the... Continue Reading →

Blimey it was cold when I walked the dogs at 6.45am yesterday morning. Brrrrrrrrr. I spent the rest of the day at the computer with a bar heater directed on me, while also wearing a puffer jacket and ugg boots. It didn't help much, I was still freezing. As dusk approached, I layered up with... Continue Reading →

I left home at 10am on Saturday and drove 40 minutes to Sydney Olympic Park to get my first Pfizer vaccination. I joined the massive queue and ... more than 24 hours later ... I finally got the jab. I was soooooooo dirty about my weekend being wasted - I wanted to doing an Indian... Continue Reading →