Occasional stories, food and travel inspiration
I'm back! Hooray! It's been a month since my last blog post, my longest hiatus ever. For this you can blame a killer flu followed by a nuclear-le...
A month ago my ex husband had a vasectomy. When it was over and he was half the man he used to be -- his words, not mine -- I picked him up fro...
I've been burning the midnight oil this week working on my blog redesign* (yay!) as well as new client work. When life gets busy my house st...
I get asked questions about blogging, photography and food styling regularly. Eventually I'll create some sort of FAQ page but in the meantime, I th...
Over the years I've learned that regular exercise is not an indulgence but a necessity for both my physical and mental health. So every week I pra...
I had just dropped my son at childcare and was driving my daughter to school. "Book Week is coming up again," my 7YO told me. "This year I want ...
Did you know that South Australia has more late-night dessert bars per capita than any other state in Australia? I don't know what they're putting in ...
I lied to my son the other day. I don't usually advocate lying to small and innocent children but in this case I felt it was justified. You be ...
"Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world,” Anne Shirley, Anne o...
When it comes to quality baked goods in Adelaide we're spoilt for choice. I don't eat a lot of bread at home -- minus that time I had that dangerous...
'I ate a whole 200 gram block of chocolate last night," my friend told me recently, shaking her head. I laughed and then sympathised with her....
I've been cruising before twice -- on a family holiday to the Pacific Islands with Carnival and on the Queen Mary 2 with Cunard -- so I thought I knew...
