I was a bit of an outsider as a kid. I didn't really fit in and I would pretend it was because I was an alien. I imagined I lived on a planet near the twin stars of Alpha Centauri. I created a whole other world in my head and a language to go with... Continue Reading →

So much travel porn has been crammed into my Facebook feed during the July school holidays. But only one destination has filled me with longing. It's not somewhere that I had ever considered visiting before, but the photographs my friend Claudia has shared of her trip to Croatia have captivated me. Croatia looks stunningly beautiful.... Continue Reading →

It was so cold at my house yesterday that I had a bar heater at my feet and my fluffy leopard-print dressing gown over my clothes. I totally forgot about the dressing gown when one of the big bosses at my contracting gig called on Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams calls usually happen with the camera... Continue Reading →

Happy 82nd birthday to my dad! Blimey, 82 ... how did that happen? I'm sure he thinks the same thing about having two daughters in their 50s. His daughters decided 82 deserved a toast, so we made a quickie visit - with the youngest in tow - to see him yesterday. I made a few... Continue Reading →

A song has been running through my head for days. I thought the lyrics were "the dreams all sound the same" ... but I Googled it and it's actually "the screams all sound the same" ... which is a little disturbing. The song is called "Little Talks" by a band called Of Monsters And Men.... Continue Reading →

A restaurant in Kings Cross called Casa Merida officially launched a pop-up called Hacienda Patrón last night, a month-long celebration of tequila tastings, Mayan cuisine and Mexican entertainment. And guess who was there to guzzle the free margaritas ... Meeeeeeeeee! The restaurant draws its inspiration from the Mexican city of Mérida, famed for its palatial... Continue Reading →

My Facebook feed became pretty low-key when COVID-19 lockdowns clipped everyone's wings, but it's currently chockers with people going on the most amazing holidays. London, Paris, Berlin, Venice, Amsterdam, Madrid ... Helicopter flights over Ningaloo, African safaris, over-water bungalows in Tahiti. I am not kidding, my Facebook friends are seriously going all out. And I'm... Continue Reading →

Just when I thought menopause was done with me, it has reared its ugly head again. I'm having hot flashes throughout the night, but not as I previously knew them. It's hard to describe, but the type of sweaty heat feels different this time around. While the burn isn't the same, the wakefulness that it... Continue Reading →

I was obsessed with buying a house when I was in my mid-twenties and scored myself a two-bedder in Petersham for $170,000. Ah, those were the days! I have no idea why the photo is black and white, other than to make me seem really ancient. Petersham was a revelation. It introduced me to Portuguese... Continue Reading →