The eldest flew up to Sydney on Saturday for a visit, so I ducked to Woolies for supplies after my morning walk. I went to the Woolies in my old neighbourhood because Coles took over my local and it just doesn't speak to me any more. As I wandered down the aisles I felt a... Continue Reading →

I double booked myself last night. And I am regretting it slightly this morning. I RSVP'd to attend a Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board) event at Watersedge at Campbell’s Stores AND the Henry Deane rooftop cocktail bar's 10th birthday. Both were in The Rocks. Very handy, very convenient. But they overlapped. The Bord Bia event was drop-in style... Continue Reading →

Well, I’ve actually had quite a few. As per usual. I am an ideas person. They bubble away in me during the day and infiltrate my dreams when I try to rest at night. I always have a few in the air that my brain is simultaneous juggling. I’ve been like this my whole life,... Continue Reading →

I arrived at work yesterday to the mortifying news - delivered by my colleague Melissa - that my Leona Edmiston dress was tucked into the back of my Bonds tights. Soooooo embarrassing. I had travelled all the way from home to the bus stop, caught the bus, picked up my morning coffee and walked to... Continue Reading →

It is harrowing to see the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. So many innocent people are caught in the crossfire, including one of my oldest friends, Jodie. Jodie is living in Jordan and can't leave because a travel ban has placed on her son by his bitter Jordanian father - Jodie's ex-husband - who... Continue Reading →

I am so jealous of my sister. She has moved back to Newcastle, the city of my birth and the one that will always have my heart. I went to visit her over the weekend and also to see my dad in respite care. After touring her new digs, we headed to Alfie's Italian, which... Continue Reading →

I am not a Ronan Keating fan girl, but he had it right when he sang "Life is a rollercoaster, just gotta ride it." To be more precise, yesterday was a rollercoaster. But I wasn't keen to ride it. I slept badly, which wasn't a good start. I also ill-advisedly asked my travel agent to... Continue Reading →

I don’t know why a buff young bloke was wearing black hot pants, a gold headdress and a vaguely gimp-ish mask at the function I attended last night. My friend Sue isn’t sure either. But we shrugged our shoulders and got our photo taken with him. As you can see I was slightly more standoffish... Continue Reading →

I got to do something a little different last night - I went to the 2025 Sydney Film Festival for the very first time. I was invited to raise a toast to the very glamorous The Glendronach Lounge at the festival, in celebration of the distiller’s new partnership with the event. The Lounge is set in the... Continue Reading →

Both my kids have an assortment of auto-immune-related issues, which could be blamed on genetics or environment or microplastics or I don't know what. They soldier on without too much complaint, but I feel terribly guilty to have delivered them into the world with so many ailments. The youngest has been freezing in her university... Continue Reading →