Remember Anthony LaPaglia, the Aussie actor who made it big in the US with a starring role in the TV series Without A Trace? More recently - aside from appearing in in the political thriller Balibo back in 2009 - he's been better known as The Slap and Underbelly star Jonathan LaPaglia's older brother. That's Hollywood for... Continue Reading →
It’s alright for SOME
Husband sent me several very annoying text messages while I was at work yesterday. The first one said: "Woken by my beautiful girls at 9.30am - I could get used to the school holidays." He later informed me that the youngest had tried to wake him earlier without success. She'd poked him and then lay... Continue Reading →
Now THIS is a developmental milestone to cherish
I took the kids and their cousin to Luna Park yesterday. They all have season passes ($99 for two years - best Christmas present EVER), so if you pack snacks and water bottles it's virtually a free day out. Especially if you score one of the 70c an hour metered spots on the harbour -... Continue Reading →
Oh no! We’re THOSE neighbours
We had our neighbours over on Sunday. Not the noisy ones, they've thankfully moved far, far away. Or the ones who invited me to dinner and I disgraced myself by getting drunk and spewing in their bathroom between entree and main. And not the ones with the phantom baby. The ones whose mail I lost.... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Alec apologises, another royal baby and more
Celebs spent the weekend confessing, cussing and getting sacked ... all the details here. Alec apologises for his vicious rant Predictably, Alec Baldwin has been forced to apologise for his recent Twitter rant after he was accused by a Daily Mail journalist of using social media during James Gandolfini's memorial service. Some of his tweets contained homophobic... Continue Reading →
My week: bingles, conspiracy theories, tears and a clacker confession
I kicked off the week with a car crash - a galoot with a ciggie in one hand and a mobile phone in the other ran up the back of my bomb. Yay ... actually, booooo. Read about it by clicking here. I reminisced about a harrowing weekend when we sewed monsters then a doddery... Continue Reading →
11 adorable under-the-sea treats
We're a little ocean-obsessed here in the Household. The kids adore a splash in the waves, I never feel more at peace than when exploring the rockpools at Merewether Beach, homemade fish fingers are the family's favourite dinner ... the eldest even has an under-the-sea themed bedroom complete with fish swimming on the walls and... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Alec Baldwin loses it, Posh smiles, Kristen proposes and more …
Alec Baldwin gave a valuable lesson in how NOT to use social media this week ... and things just went uphill from there. Welcome to my round-up of the best Hollywood gossip. Ah celebrities, you just keep on giving. >> My most eyebrow-raising moment of the week came yesterday afternoon when Alec Baldwin deleted his... Continue Reading →
Uncomplimentary behaviour
Do not give me a compliment under any circumstances. I'll just say something like "This old thing?" or "It really needs a trim" or "I forgot to add enough salt". And we'll both feel awkward and embarrassed. So let's just agree, right here and now, that compliments are completely wasted on me. Because I have... Continue Reading →
5 cake stall ideas (that will walk off the table)
After the lunacy of last night and the battle of the dickwads looming, the big question in my mind is ... what to bake for the election day cake stall at the kids' school? Hmmmm. In previous years I've done Three Little Pigs Cupcakes, Reindeer Cupcakes and Polar Bear Cupcakes ... to name just a... Continue Reading →