My dad has been unwell so the youngest and I drove up to Newcastle to visit him in hospital on Saturday. We took a pasta bake with us for lunch with my mum afterwards and the conversation turned to how much my grandmother loved animals. My mum recalled being gifted a miniature long-haired daschund by... Continue Reading →

I often think I'd be quite happy to never venture south of the Sydney Harbour Bridge ever again. I love the Northern Beaches lifestyle and had a fabulous few days there over the weekend, although I was a bit sad DD wasn’t by my side, as he was still away for work. The festivities kicked... Continue Reading →

I went to the launch of the most amazing place last night. It's called The Collective and it's Sydney’s newest hospitality precinct — a 1800sqm dining and drinking destination in the heart of The Rocks. You may remember it as The Argyle Stores, a heritage-listed former custom house and bond store that housed lots of little arts and crafts stores... Continue Reading →

I am spending unhealthy stretches of time glued to the Australian Financial Review, obsessively reading about the horseman of the apocalyse seeking conquest, war, famine, death and stock market destruction. Each day brings disturbing new sentences like "MAGA vigilantes are intimidating American judges by having pizzas delivered to their homes – a mob tactic to... Continue Reading →

I think I am getting braces. Well, I am 90% sure I will. Maybe 85%. I know. Crazy talk. I'm 57, not 17. I spent a long time on Saturday afternoon with an orthodontist at the NIB Dental Care Centre. The form I filled out in the waiting room was very amusing. It requested information... Continue Reading →

I know it makes me sound like an old person when I talk about "young people" ... but I really don't understand them. Which makes me sound even more like an old person. Example: my kids keep calling me. This freaks me out, because no one calls me other than scam artists. I tentatively answer... Continue Reading →

If you're anything like me you spent yesterday glued to news reports about "Liberation Day". Wow, what a cluster fark ... and a terrible blow to global economic stability. Although, there were amusing moments, such as when tariffs were placed on obscure islands. Norfolk Island, for example, was startled to discover it had been singled... Continue Reading →

DD departed yesterday to attend three overseas conferences. He'll be gone for two weeks. I didn't get a chance to blog yesterday because we had dinner together at a local Indian place on Tuesday night, then he headed off early on Wednesday morning. So I'm adjusting to daily life with no him and no kids.... Continue Reading →