Sometimes I find my myself wondering what it would be like if he was here now. I’d like to make a place for him at our table for Christmas lunch like I do for Mum and other family and friends. I’d like to serve him and make up the spare room in our home. I’d …
I love the tradition of Advent Calendars, that excitement building day by day until the big celebration on the 25th of December. There’s a massive variety of chocolate advent calendars offered at the shops, but who really needs to start the day eating low quality chocolate. I read about this idea somewhere, probably in a …
While the Northern Hemisphere bathes in Summer warmth, south of the Equator, the temperature’s falling like winter rain on the cold, cold ground. Baby it’s cold outside…and probably inside too, particularly if you live in a house built for Summer. But it IS possible to enjoy winter. Here are five ways to help you find your joy …
Warning: this ode contains some ‘country and western’ spelling… Skinny jeans, You dun me wrong We used to have a deal You fit me just right, you kept everything where it should be I washed you in the Miele, no higher than 40 degrees, Just the way you liked it… But something has changed between …
It doesn’t happen very often, but today I’m completely without a schedule. I worked late last night to finish a job due today and nothing new has arrived for me via my ever present companion, the Dropbox. I have a birthday party arranged for my daughter tomorrow and I could spend the day fussing over …
Leisa always has a smile and exudes an understated elegance, even in the busyness of the carpark during the school run. Leisa has honed a style all her own and has introduced me to many new talented designers. She’s a queen on eBay and online shopping and picks up designer pieces at fantastic prices. She …
It’s funny catching up with someone you first met as a teenager. Those teenage years with Bernie were seemingly all about whom could make whom laugh the most. It’s twenty plus years later and she’s still undeniably the comedienne, albeit without that snazzy Hypercolour T-shirt I used to covet. Where did they all go by …
… And other phenomenon of the husband kind. I find myself huffing in annoyance when sorting out his attempt to pack the dishwasher. He has seemingly not calculated the maximised available space to ickiness of surface ratio. He is certainly unaware of the rule that some items are specifically ‘top shelf only’. He experiments with …
One of our readers, Joelle from Colorada, shared this picture of her son Chase looking very upset. The reason? Joelle wouldn’t paint his nails purple. It all went wrong for me recently when my son Jono was unable to carry each of the seven cars he had carefully selected for the four minute drive to …
I’ve found a solution to my perceived marital problems: it’s easy, you can do this too. Have a night away with the man of your dreams (this is not a reference to Ryan Gosling). I’m talking about your husband – remember when you used to dream about him? It was right before you started washing …