the end was just the beginning
I started the week on my soapbox, all agitated because a woman called Renee wrote a letter to Fairfax condemning pleas for more after-school care: “Funny that it is the north shore than has the biggest problems. I expect that is because both parents are working to afford the huge mortgage, or because they both... Continue Reading →
I'm off to Silverwater Women's Prison this morning to visit Kathleen Folbigg. I thought she might need a hand to squeeze in anticipation of the 60 Minutes story about her that's airing tonight.Heaven knows what it will be like. But the promo gave me chills. If you watch it, let me know what you think. In... Continue Reading →
The moment I had kids I was determined to get them a cubby. I'd always been desperate for one as a kid. But, like my yearning for a Gonk, it was never fulfilled. So, long before my little ones were old enough to even express a desire for a playhouse I had one delivered and... Continue Reading →
Wills and Kate will be parents any day now and royal baby fever is set to sweep the globe. Here's how you can ensure your bub doesn't feel left out (from the sublime to the ridiculous). There's a royal onesie ... Only the finest organic cotton for your baby, combed for softness and comfort at Zazzle. A... Continue Reading →
It's my dad's 73rd birthday today. Wow, where have the years gone? I thought I'd mark the occasion with a photo from the olden days, when he was a studly twenty-something and I was a chubby little beach cherub. Cute huh? My dad was pretty cool when I was a kid. He'd play endless games... Continue Reading →
See how my bunny looks dead in this photo ... relax, he's just chilling out in his favourite spot on our Persian rug. But I wanted to kill him yesterday when I wandered into the family room to discover him doing THIS to my sofa. Normally I know when he's being naughty because it's accompanied... Continue Reading →
Now and then I make the mistake of read the letters page of the newspaper. I really should stop - all it does is make my blood boil and my jaw clench. Latest example: The Sydney Morning Herald ran a story last week about the lack of after-school places for kids in OSHS (Out of... Continue Reading →
I started the week with this sinking realisation: "We had our neighbours over on Sunday. Not the noisy ones, they’ve thankfully moved far, far away. Or the ones who invited me to dinner and I disgraced myself by getting drunk and spewing in their bathroom between entree and main. And not the ones with the phantom baby ... The ones whose mail I... Continue Reading →
Remember Anthony LaPaglia, the Aussie actor who made it big in the US with a starring role in the TV series Without A Trace? More recently - aside from appearing in in the political thriller Balibo back in 2009 - he's been better known as The Slap and Underbelly star Jonathan LaPaglia's older brother. That's Hollywood for... Continue Reading →
Husband sent me several very annoying text messages while I was at work yesterday. The first one said: "Woken by my beautiful girls at 9.30am - I could get used to the school holidays." He later informed me that the youngest had tried to wake him earlier without success. She'd poked him and then lay... Continue Reading →
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