the end was just the beginning
I got an email from Taronga Zoo last week, informing me that it was offering 40% off admission over the weekend. Wacko! I thought, the Household are so there. What I didn't consider were two things ... 1. 40% off an astronomical sum is still an astronomical sum. Normal entry is $112 for a family... Continue Reading →
Ah, what the hell, might as well blog it this morning ... Here's the full article I wrote for the SMH (FYI it was cut down to 728 words for publication). Plus, if you haven't seen it already, make sure you check out Mark Whittaker's accompanying piece in The Good Weekend, called Shadows Of Doubt.... Continue Reading →
... I've done so much typing this week. You have such a dirty mind. (Although, I must admit, some pretty disturbing pics come up when you type "finger cramps/stretching" into Google.) (And not because I can do the freaky thing the bloke in this photo is doing. Even my eldest had trouble and she's got... Continue Reading →
There's an amazing piece in the Good Weekend today about Kathleen Folbigg (read Murder, Medicine and Motherhood if you need a refresher). It's a really confronting feature that made tears prick in my eyes. I take my hat off to the author, Mark Whittaker. He's brilliant. The opening paragraph says: "A deeper understanding of infant... Continue Reading →
It's been a mite hectic in the Household this week. What with the kids going back to school, me getting a new job and learning how to do a slide gallery on the ivillage.com.au site. There's also some Skypey thing I've been asked to start doing (wild, panicked eyes). So forgive me while I reblog... Continue Reading →
When the going gets tough, Karl puts his foot in his mouth. And other snippets ... Beyonce's miscarriage heartache Beyonce has opened up about her miscarriage heartache in her new documentary, Life's A Dream. "About two years ago, I was pregnant for the first time," she says in one scene. "And I heard the heartbeat,... Continue Reading →
How's this for a co-incidence - exactly a year ago I wrote the following ... I’m wondering if it’s time to look for a job. When I told a school mum, she looked aghast – a bit like Munch’s The Scream – and wanted to know why. I said I was worried about becoming obsolete, that I’d wake up... Continue Reading →
My Ode to Feb Fast (I've started a day early and I'm dropping carbs instead of cabernet) with a little help from Sinead O'Connor ... It's been seven hours and fifteen seconds Since I took the carbs away I lay awake all night and I want to sleep all day Since I took the carbs... Continue Reading →
Things have gone a bit retro today - but the goss was too good, I couldn't help taking a trip down memory lane. First, though, a shocking revelation from someone very now ... Brandi's revenge surgery Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville has announced in her new tell-all book Drinking and Tweeting and Other Brandi Blunders that after... Continue Reading →
It's all in the photos today ... enjoy! Or be horrified. Whatever your poison. Whitney's brother confesses: I got her onto drugs Whitney Houston's brother Michael has confessed to Oprah Winfrey - on her TV show Oprah’s Next Chapter - that he was the one who introduced the singer to drugs. Whitney died a... Continue Reading →
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