the end was just the beginning
It's Thanksgiving in America, so the stars have taken a holiday from being human headlines. But I've still managed to ferret out a few juicy bits and bobs. Enjoy! Oh Abigail, no She was the quirky, bespectacled kid in Little Miss Sunshine, but Abigail Breslin wants the world to know she's all grown up and... Continue Reading →
Well, this week has been a BIGGIE because I ... resigned from my job. Here's the email my boss sent explaining why (because she's so good at it): It's with a heavy heart that I wanted to let you know that Alana will be finishing up at iVillage at the end of the year to... Continue Reading →
Our mates Neil and Laura (who invited us over to their place twice and got stiffed twice because of my swiss cheese brain, but still backed up for a third invitation) gave us the most marvellous suggestion for a route back to Sydney from Dubbo. They raved about Animals on Bikes - a 120km "Paddock Art" sculpture... Continue Reading →
We're lucky enough to live near(ish) to Taronga Zoo in Sydney. But it's been forever since we visited. So it seems rather crazy that we travelled all the way to Dubbo last weekend to go to the zoo. But Dubbo Zoo isn't just any zoo. As the website explains: "With over 3sq km of wild... Continue Reading →
There are certain things you don't expect to find 238km from Sydney in the middle of country NSW. Like yum cha. Especially awesome yum cha. That's hard enough to find in the city. The Household were en route to Dubbo Zoo last Friday when Husband suggested I search for a lunch option. I initially set... Continue Reading →
When you have 5 chooks, 2 bunnies, 1 fish (vale Fishy 2) and 1 puppy, going away for the weekend gets a little tricky. We were off to Dubbo/Jenolan Caves for four days and fortunately my sister offered to animalsit, despite already dogsitting a friend's pet and renovation on her house beginning last Friday. She... Continue Reading →
Last week was a blur ... we landed back in Sydney - from our weekend in the Hunter Valley - on Sunday arvo and headed straight off for an early dinner at a friend's (couldn't cancel, I'd stood them up twice previously, eeek!). I could barely keep my eyes open on their couch. As you... Continue Reading →
My favourite astronaut, Chris Hadfield, has given his verdict on Sandra Bullock's performance in Gravity during a visit to "Conan" and it was typically awesome. While he said that visually Gravity was the most realistic depictions of spacewalks ever, the scene where Sandra's character takes off her spacesuit and floats around looking all smooth and sexy in black... Continue Reading →
I love that my almost 10-year-old makes balloon umbrellas, rehearses tricks for Halloween "just in case", curls up in bed at night reading Lord of The Rings and befriends snails. I can't think where she gets it from. I mean, I remember my dad giving a speech at my 21st birthday marvelling at my odd-bod... Continue Reading →
Being a redheaded, left-handed woman means I've endured a few brushes with discrimination in my time ... but at least I'm not a redheaded man. As I've touched on previously in a blog called Hug A Ginger Day, redheaded men have it tough. Even I'm not entirely keen on them (redheaded women tend to be... Continue Reading →
