the end was just the beginning
I'm in shock. The kids want to go on holidays with me. And they've even agreed on a destination: Fiji. The eldest has been anti-beach over the past few years. I don't know why, perhaps it doesn't fit with the alternative, head-to-toe black attire vibe. So I was stunned to hear a beach holiday was... Continue Reading →
It was International Coffee Day on Friday …cue an avalanche of coffee-centric press releases and the terrifying news that there's a global coffee bean shortage. Nooooooo! The price of coffee has surged 21.6% this year to $3.65 a kilogram, according to IBISWorld, with climate change-related weather events affecting key coffee-producing regions. Drought and severe frost... Continue Reading →
I was pretty happy with how these recipes turned out, though the kids reckon I didn't add enough salt. The rice salad is a recipe that reminds me of Christmas - it was always served at my ex-husband's family celebrations. I brushed the roast chicken with a little chilli oil belonging to the youngest -... Continue Reading →
A sweet 20-something HR person called me yesterday to tell me I didn't get a job that I interviewed for last week. She hadn't been on the interview panel, which was a grim 45-minute affair that left me feeling like I'd been through a police interrogation. She'd just been tasked with the unhappy job of... Continue Reading →
My mind was a bit blown yesterday when I discovered Jack Nance was only 47 when he played Pete Martell on Twin Peaks. I thought he was OLD. He’s the one who drawled the iconic “wrapped in plastic” line in the first episode. And I didn't realise he was also the lead character in Eraserhead.... Continue Reading →
I’ve mastered many skills in my life, but there’s a long list of stuff I’m just not good at: putting needles on records, saying no, learning to swim, driving manual cars, eating peas, ordering Uber Eats ... In regard to the last one, I can't bring myself to get a badly paid person pick up... Continue Reading →
If you're reading this blog post and you live in NSW, I'm curious: how do you feel about the freedoms for fully vaccinated people that kick in next month? Admittedly, the government has been a bit obtuse with the details. It’s supposedly a “three stage” roadmap, but they didn’t explain what happens when we reach... Continue Reading →
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I had an uneventful weekend. Hello, what? Yep, absolutely no dramas. I'd like to say I slept like an angel too, but I've had a devil of a job nodding off. I've been tossing and turning as I fret about freelance projects and potential jobs. However, my days... Continue Reading →
I was supposed to make things easier for myself this week by cooking exactly the same dishes for everyone. So I dutifully contemplated three dishes both families would enjoy and decided on lamb koftas, butter chicken and meat pies. But it seemed too pedestrian, so I pimped up the koftas into a full-on feast and... Continue Reading →
How did life in lockdown get so damn busy? I've had three virtual job interviews in the past week; I'm doing the communications for a local business launch; I've been putting the finishing touches on a WW2 website I created for a client; and I've written 18 stories for Drinks Digest in the past four... Continue Reading →
