the end was just the beginning
I'm having Newcastle withdrawal symptoms. They strike me quite regularly. The signs include gazing off vacantly into the distance while fantasising about renovating a little beachside hacienda in Merewether; imagining drinking a glass of pinot grigio while gazing at the waves at The Merewether Surfhouse; dreaming of popping over to Bistro Tartine to nibble on... Continue Reading →
I got an email last week that went something (ok exactly) like this ... Hi Alana, Hope you are having a great day. Betts Kids would love to invite yourself and your kids to attend a special Gold Class screening of Planes at Bondi Junction to celebrate the release of the new Betts Kids 'Transition' school shoe which features Airflex Technologies. Please find your invitation attached. ... Continue Reading →
So the eldest announced to me in the car last night that she fancies a Doctor Who party for her birthday. There's a nice synergy to it since the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special screens on November 23 ... her birth date. Well, technically it will screen in Australia on November 24, but I'm still... Continue Reading →
I've been on a mission to introduce the kids to movie classics from my youth over the school holidays. Back To The Future was a big hit. Big not so much. Over the weekend we watched Groundhog Day. It didn't go down terribly well either, especially with the seven-year-old, who struggled to get her head... Continue Reading →
It all started with a story that my co-worker Jo had innocently titled "Why you shouldn't film your birth". I was halfway through my lunch when I started proof reading it. Fortunately I wasn't having beef rendang that day, but it was still a little stomach churning. Because it turns out the reason you shouldn't... Continue Reading →
Have you had the misfortune to see The Real Housewives of New Jersey? I haven't, but I've had to dubious pleasure of reading a gossip item about Melissa Gorga, who stars in the show. She's just released a book called Love Italian Style: The Secrets of My Hot and Happy Marriage. Another subtitle might be: How To Set... Continue Reading →
I don't know what it is with me and cupcake decorating, I'm a bit obsessed. I'm always on the lookout for easy-but-impressive new ideas for birthdays, fetes or just fun decorating sessions with the kids at home (they make a great school holidays project/afternoon tea). Here are some of my latest finds ... (search inspired... Continue Reading →
I had the ultimate deja vu experience last night when I caught a train to Lewisham, in Sydney's inner west. My dear friend Sam lives a few blocks from the station and had invited me over for prosecco on her balcony. As I stepped onto the platform I got all tight in the chest. In... Continue Reading →
Dun-nuh dun-nuh dun-nuh dun-nuh ... meet BadDad! Father of four Blake Wilson makes hilarious Vine videos of himself delivering fatherly advice or correcting his kids while wearing a Batman mask and speaking in a gravelly Dark Knight voice. And he's become an internet sensation in the process. He's started popping up in my Facebook feed over... Continue Reading →
I'll get to the lying part in a second, in the meantime. Here's what I got up to this week ... I scared the bejesus out of my eldest while indulging my David Duchovny fetish (OK, the sounds bad, I just scared her by watching The X-Files, nothing kinky). I considered running away from home... Continue Reading →
