the end was just the beginning
When I was a teenager I had a mouth full of metal for years. It felt like those braces were NEVER coming off. In fact, they never did. It drove the orthodontist to his wits end. Every time he tried to remove the braces my front teeth just started fanning outwards again, Chad Morgan style.... Continue Reading →
Having a puppy is a lot like having a baby. They demand constant attention, keep you up at night and aren't toilet trained. I had flashbacks when I went to the supermarket a few days ago and was forced to explore the baby aisle for the first time in FOREVER. I needed baby wipes for... Continue Reading →
Here's a little something to make you feel MUUUUCH better about any weird sexual fantasies you've ever secretly harboured: there are women who write books about women being boned by dinosaurs and they're VERY popular. No, I am not kidding. Alara Branwen and Christie Sims are two twentysomethings who have co-author of erotic novels including... Continue Reading →
The week started on a bittersweet note in the Household after we spent Sunday sorting through Poppa's possessions prior to his house being sold. I pondered: "When you die what happens to all your STUFF? A whole lifetime’s worth of memories – where do they go? Into a skip mostly." Check out the treasures we brought... Continue Reading →
Husband and I went to the IMAX theatre and saw Gravity the other night. He loved it, but immediately came home and started Googling all the technical inaccuracies in it. Geek boy. He's since fallen in man love with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who saw the 3D space epic on Sunday and, while he “enjoyed Gravity very much,” couldn't... Continue Reading →
Geoff, there's no easy way to say this. And I'm so, so sorry. It was a harmless flirtation, I swear. A one-off. No commitments for a future together were made. But I was powerless to resist something so tempting: the chance to drive a brand new Honda CRV for the week with a full tank... Continue Reading →
I told my husband over the weekend that we're getting a dog. This could lead to divorce. He's already suffered through the acquisition of a flock of chickens, numerous Siamese fighting fish and two bunnies. The chook food attracted a mob of hungry bush turkeys who've decided our yard is the perfect spot for them... Continue Reading →
When you die what happens to all your STUFF? A whole lifetime's worth of memories - where do they go? Into a skip mostly. Husband's family have been rallying around, clearing out his grandfather's house. They've all taken away pieces of the place to remember him by. We've returned home with two cane chairs that... Continue Reading →
It was the weekend of the Hollywood baby with happy news for Halle Berry on the birth of her son, plus four more adorable new celebrity baby snaps. Enjoy! Congratulations Halle & Olivier! Halle Berry has given birth to a baby boy! She and Olivier Martinez - who married in July - welcomed their first... Continue Reading →
Well ... that's the school holidays virtually over ... I muddled frantically through, my spoilt rotten kids had a blast going to art class, tennis camp, the movies, their former nanny's place ... The eldest even got swept off to Jamberoo water park by my fabulous sister (in icy temperatures ... good luck to them).... Continue Reading →
