the end was just the beginning
I saw a movie this morning that gave me terrible flashbacks. It was about a creative prima donna. There have been WAY too many of those in my life. I am so over people who think their "genius" means they can act however they like and should be coddled for it. You know the types:... Continue Reading →
The youngest is turning 8 next month and wants to celebrate with a party at Macquarie Ice Rink. She's a bit obsessed with ice skating, despite getting limited opportunity to indulge her need for frozen speed. And whizzing around the rink on the Voyager of The Seas last month (hello? I know!) sealed the deal.... Continue Reading →
As the youngest sobbed in my arms over the loss of her chooks yesterday, Husband noticed something jump in her hair. He nabbed it surreptitiously and gave me a LOOK. "Flea?" I mouthed? "Nit?" he mouthed back. When the sobs had eased he slunk off to the bedroom to consult with Dr Google and returned... Continue Reading →
I'm still weeping as I write this. My beautiful feathered friends are gone. My heart is in pieces and I so desperately want it not to be true. Please let me go home this afternoon and discover it's some terrible prank. But I'll never again see their beady little eyes staring in my kitchen window... Continue Reading →
Flying to Melbourne for the weekend less than a week after getting home from our Northern NSW jaunt isn't the most genius planning we've ever done in the Household ... But it's worked out remarkably well. Melbourne is home to The Cousins and the eldest is a member of The Young Australian Broadway Chorus, who... Continue Reading →
My favourite celebrity couple - Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard - have asked their fans to boycott magazines that pay for photographs of celebrity children. And, believe it or not, I'm with them all the way. Dax tweeted earlier this week: "Please boycott magazines that run pics of 'celebrity children.' They shouldn't be punished for who their parents... Continue Reading →
I still get slightly maudlin when I think about all the awesome food I'm missing since we moved back to Oz from Singapore: the amazing curries on banana leaves in Little India, the chicken rice on Maxwell Road, the roti prata, the chilli crab with steamed buns at East Coast Seafood, the char kway teow... Continue Reading →
Where do I begin? I want to get this right ... Do I start waaaaay back in 1980, as I sat watching Countdown and saw THIS and ABBA suddenly lost their magic for me ... (And simultaneously discovered ... at age 13 ... what hormones could do to a girl ...) Or do I fast... Continue Reading →
The youngest and I were walking the dog yesterday morning when we stumbled across the most amazing/horrifying thing. We have form in this area (I See Dead Things), so I was a little worried about how the youngest would handle it, but she was merely curious. OK ... as we were walking past a house... Continue Reading →
The Grammys? I know .... they don't usually feature high on my celebrity must-see list either ... but once I saw GIFs of Yoko Ono dancing in the crowd and Pink's amazing acrobatics on stage I was hooked. So indulge me by checking out these great moments from the night. PS I promise I'll cool... Continue Reading →
