My daughter had a really tough time when she was four. Just before she started kindergarten a bluebottle wrapped around her leg at the beach, two weeks later she violently, terrifyingly choked on a piece of squid in a restaurant, a few days later a little boy bit her so hard in the playground he... Continue Reading →
Hitting the wall (and pissing money up against it)
It's not so much a wall as a block. Some days the blog posts don't flow as easily because nothing particularly noteworthy or funny or emotive happens. That was yesterday. I woke early, pottered around my silent house, chucked the dogs into the backyard for the day and grabbed a coffee as I walked to... Continue Reading →
It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it
My boss asked me to go to Food Service 2016 yesterday. It's a trade show and conference for the food and beverage industry. It was fascinating ... and delicious! And I got paid to be there! I started off the day at The National Restaurant Conference. It featured restaurant bigwigs including John Fink (Otto), Anna... Continue Reading →
Eva Longoria’s magical wedding
Eva Longoria and fiance José Antonio Bastón tied the knot over the weekend in a gorgeous, celeb-filled celebration in Mexico! The couple married in a sunset ceremony at Antonio's home in the town of Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Eva, 41, and Jose, 47, first stepped out as a couple in November 2013. Jose, who is president of... Continue Reading →
What do you want from me?
Naturally, when I heard it was going to be 24C yesterday, I headed to the beach. I mean - it was May 22 and swimming weather - no brainer! Admittedly, the warm weather around the globe is a little scary: a city in northern India shattered the national heat record last week, registering a searing... Continue Reading →
7 awesome pie recipes (and throwing them)
Pies are a pretty popular theme at HouseGoesHome. They're one of the kids' favourite foods ... I'm quite fond of them myself, depending on the filling (I sigh deeply when they ask me for boring mince ones AGAIN) ... and they've also acted as a bit of a metaphor in my recent life. I've eaten... Continue Reading →
Drinking for pleasure
You probably clicked on this post thinking it was about my meaningful relationship with alcohol, but nah. I'm talking about a liquid attraction of another kind: coffee. I spent the first 45 years of my life not understanding coffee and screwing my nose up if I accidentally encountered it in sweet things. I didn't understand... Continue Reading →
Getting my part two
It's my wedding anniversary today. Sixteen years. We won't make it to 17. I'll have hassled him into signing the paperwork by then. But right now we're still married. I feel a bit weird and - unexpectedly - sad about that. Not because I wish we were together, or because we're faffing around, but because... Continue Reading →
Not quite Nigella
I've been a bit naughty. The title of this post is stolen from a lovely blog called ... Not Quite Nigella. (Check out her totally awesome site.) The reason I stole the title is that I spent ages wondering who I looked like in my new headshot adorning HouseGoesHome's Facebook page. I finally realised I... Continue Reading →
My kind of therapy
An old flatmate got cross at me earlier this week for having the blues. She's been going through a really tough time and thought I should be counting my blessings. I'm not sure counting your blessings has ever convinced someone to get off the ledge, has it? Not that I was on the ledge, but... Continue Reading →
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