the end was just the beginning
I don't know how the Gen Ys do it. How do they follow their favourite websites, Twitter and Facebook and still have time for an actual face-to-face life? I've heard the trick is to consume everything simultaneously - listen to music on your iPod while typing on your laptop, checking your iPhone's Twitter feed and drinking a can of Mother. But I'm exhausted by... Continue Reading →
I was distraught when I arrived home and discovered Husband cooking dinner. Not quite the reaction he'd hoped to get after slaving over a hot stove. Actually, the stove is why I was distraught, as I'd been planning on making the recipe in my slow-cooker to see how it went. It's funny the things that distress a foodie. When I climbed... Continue Reading →
There's a record I need to set straight. It's about a story I wrote for http://www.mamamia.com.au this week. The story concerned my friend, Kathleen Folbigg. Kathleen is serving 26 years in jail for the murder of her four children. And there's something I need to clarify. Actually, there's a lot of things. OK, here goes ... I wasn't championing... Continue Reading →
Some weeks I stare at the newsstand and struggle to care about anything on offer. Other weeks I'm paralysed with indecision because everything looks sooooo good. This week is a soooooo good week, absolutely jammed with royal babies, revenge and retro gems. So, which mag did I choose? Which one did I regret not choosing? And which celebrity family... Continue Reading →
I got a text message yesterday that announced: "Congratulations! Your no. has won you 2,000,000 pounds in the freelotto.com mobile promo. For claims send ref uk9209 email: freelottery7@aol.co.uk Tel +4474401248." Woo-hoo! I'm a millionaire! Not. Now call my cynical (people do all the time) but I don't think this text message was genuine. I'm pretty sure the way lotteries work is by... Continue Reading →
I've written a blog called "My friend is in jail for murder" that's been published at Mamamia today. My regular readers will be pretty familiar with it, as it's a bit of a put-together of previous blogs I've written about Kathleen Folbigg. But check it out and let me know what you think. You can... Continue Reading →
People have been offering suggestions on subjects I should blog about. It's very thoughtful, because blogging can be a grind. Since I launched housegoeshome - almost a year ago - I've written 411 posts and my brain does get constipated sometimes. My sister pulled me aside at the school fundraiser on Saturday night to tell me about a friend of a friend who went for a massage in Oxford Street... Continue Reading →
I was a bit nervous about serving this to the Sprogs as it contains dried chipolte chillies (ordered from http://www.herbies.com.au). So I went for novelty presentation - a tortilla basket - to distract them from the new flavours. And it worked! They scoffed every mouthful. As it's simmered in a slow-cooker you can use really cheap... Continue Reading →
School fundraisers are a bugger to organise. I take my hat off to the amazing women who made ours happen last night. Freaking awesome dedication. I got exhausted just watching them transform our local pub into a Venetian palazzo. My paltry contribution was to tie endless knots in endless helium balloons and eat free hot chips, before popping home to shave my... Continue Reading →
Today at Village Voices I'm cooking with chevaps - those skinless snags you get at Woolies or Coles. If you haven't discovered them yet, I recommend giving them a try. They're a firm favourite with the Sprogs. Well, perhaps not when served with the recipe below, as it's more of a grown-up treat. But it's easy enough... Continue Reading →
