Seeing as it's November, and I had the fire on last night, I thought that I would cast my mind back a few months when we travelled to Fiji with the kids for my Birthday. It was a last-minute (ish) kind of trip, just 5 nights away with Rob and the girls so we could completely drop out, do nothing, … [Read more...]
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From the archives: To the left, to the left
November 3, 2013 by 10 Comments
This post has been rattling around my head for the past few days. Namely because I have been thinking about Beyonce and this awesome song, and also because on Friday night we were at dinner and had a few people ask about how we came to live in this little village. There was a great cross section of … [Read more...]
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November 1, 2013 by 30 Comments
People, I saw Beyonce last night. She looked like this: It was brilliant. I tagged along with my little sister and 8 of her mates and I had the BEST time I have had in ages. I giggled and squealed like a teenager. Sang from the top of my voice, danced, shed a wee tear and generally had the … [Read more...]
Recipe to Riches: Ep 10 recap
October 31, 2013 by 12 Comments
A sponsored post for Woolworths Recipe to Riches Recipe to Riches is a 12 part TV series that takes loved home-made family recipes from everyday Australians and turns them into products available for sale on the shelves at Woolworths. Each week 3 contestants take their recipe to a test kitchen to … [Read more...]
How to make a Peppa Pig Cake
October 30, 2013 by 42 Comments
When I attempted to tip the cake out of the cake tin on Saturday afternoon, and it didn't just 'slip' out onto my wire rack I knew I was in trouble. Everyone's recommendations of outsourcing, or buying from Woolies came crashing back to me, not helped by the fact that Harper told me, very loudly, … [Read more...]
Getting on
October 29, 2013 by 79 Comments
Yesterday I read this post written by my friend Eden who is currently going through the worst time of her life. Which is saying something, because she has been faced with some pretty tough times in the 40 years of her life. It's heart wrenching. Awful. Graphic and raw with grief, filled with a story … [Read more...]
Harper is now four
October 28, 2013 by 65 Comments
On Saturday night I put a very tired and emotional 3-year-old to bed. She was teary so I asked her what she was upset about - I mean it was the night before her birthday! The only thing she should have been sad about was the fact that she had to STILL wait a few hours until it was the big day. She … [Read more...]
From the archives: Harper’s 2nd B’day Cake
October 26, 2013 by 20 Comments
Today in amongst a whole lot of to-do's I will be tackling the creation of a Peppa Pig cake for Harper's 4th Birthday which is tomorrow! Got me thinking about the cake that may just be the pinnacle of all my cakes - the rainbow cake that I made for her 2nd Birthday. This post was originally … [Read more...]
Stuck on you
October 24, 2013 by 36 Comments
Each and every morning my long-suffering husband brings me a cup of a coffee while I sit at the table and check my emails/read comments/check stuff online. I ADORE those 20 minutes or so when I sit and read and sip and look forward to them when I drag myself out of bed each morning while a … [Read more...]
To clean or have cleaned, that is the question
October 23, 2013 by 75 Comments
A few Friday nights ago Bert and I headed up to the big smoke for dinner with some of his old friends at the gay Godfather's fancy pants apartment in Potts Point. Their cushioning is superior, the perfect soaps in the bathroom, candles lit, the colour scheme of blue and white so matchy matchy … [Read more...]
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October 22, 2013 by 26 Comments
I was up in the city today for The Daily Edition and I popped into DJ's to have a quick look around. Of course I managed to purchase something, and of course I managed to put it on my back before I went on TV. I have just scoured the Seed website to see if I could find a shot of it, but the closest … [Read more...]
Our town
October 21, 2013 by 28 Comments
Did you guys ever watch Northern Exposure? It was one of my favourite TV shows of ALL time and this final scene breaks my heart a gazillion times over as this song was played at my beautiful Uncle's funeral. I loved the characters of the show - the simple storylines, the quirks and the town, the … [Read more...]
Homemade Gozleme
October 17, 2013 by 59 Comments
This week my Mum sent me a text message with a photo of some tortillas that she had made from scratch from my blog post a few months ago. She was so excited, but not as excited as I was. There isn't anything much better than teaching someone something that they then love and pass on - especially in … [Read more...]
Parental pitfalls
October 16, 2013 by 132 Comments
During the school holidays my Mum came down here for a few days to spend with the kids. With her she bought puzzles and bits and pieces and my very least favourite thing: craft. Craft packs. A sew-a-bear thingy and this terrible mini pom pom thing that had bits of fucking pom poms and teeny tiny … [Read more...]
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October 14, 2013 by 22 Comments
A month or so ago I put in another order with Benefit (I buy direct from their website, delivery usually takes around 2 weeks and the prices are cheep CHEEP!) and I got two new products. These are some GOOD products. Worthy of a mention. The first one is like a mascara brush...but for your … [Read more...]
Gin & tonic with rhubarb syrup
October 11, 2013 by 32 Comments
Tonight, 10 years ago, Rob and I had our first ever date. And kiss! And, um, kiss. Yes kiss! It was a great first date. We had met a few weeks before on a blind breakfast date and there had been many a text between us, but tonight was the very first ACTUAL date. We met after I'd been at a World Cup … [Read more...]
{late} afternoon delight
October 8, 2013 by 19 Comments
I used to be so scared of the night-time. When I had a first time new-born baby in the shape of Daisy living in our little terrace house in Newtown I used to physically feel sick when it started to get dark. It meant that the night was coming. That sleeplessness was coming. Unpredictability. Stress. … [Read more...]
Top card
October 8, 2013 by 12 Comments
A sponsored post for Woolworths You know what’s going down here over the past week and a bit? Cards. Collectable cards. Last week we jumped head first into the new Woolworths Aussie Animal collectable cards. The girls got their books, some cards and took to the organisation and planning like I … [Read more...]
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October 4, 2013 by 24 Comments
We ended a week with the cousins today with a small birthday celebration for my nephew Zac who turns 11 tomorrow. He has been staying with my cousin up in Sydney for the week so we joined forces with all our kids to celebrate the fact that we made it! It was a stunning day today - sunny and cool, … [Read more...]
How do you do diary?
October 2, 2013 by 60 Comments
My love of a diary goes waaaay back. When I started highschool and we were given our own diary I was quite beside myself with it all. The week, laid out, 7 to a page, ready for my best pen and highlighter action. There was a method to the way I wrote my birthdays in it, social occasions, school … [Read more...]
