I love the idea of Valentine’s Day, all the romance and the sweetness. But in reality, we don’t really do anything for the day. We’ll do a nice dinner. I know that I would have gone into our relationship with high hopes for huge romantic gestures. I would have loved to be swept up and … Read more
This is a sponsored post for Woolworths. I love this time of year. I love the carols. The good food. The parties. The presents. The colours and decorations. And the spirit. The only negative at this time of year is that people can be cranky. They’re running through their mental to-do lists, in a hurry, … Read more
This is a sponsored post for Woolworths.A recent Galaxy Poll discovered that one-third of Australians start planning their Christmas main meal three months or more in advance. Hands up if you’re in that third? {By the way, my hand is up}. Thirty percent of grocery buyers who were surveyed said that they leave it until … Read more
Last Friday we packed a bag, jumped in the car {puppy included} and headed 5 hours up the coast to Hervey Bay – home of Australia’s best whale watching. First stop was dropping Bronte at a puppy resort for two nights. There were tears. Is it weird that right next door to the resort there’s … Read more
A year or so ago my team and I had a work meeting out at Ikea. Yes, Ikea. My editor ran into her friend and called me over to meet her. It was Megan Morton. Megan is a interior stylist guru. I’d just given my Ma her book as a gift. I was a little … Read more
My aunty used to make the most delectable chocolate fudge cake a child could ever devour. When my own Pop was in a hospice and really sick, he asked me to make it for him. I was 20 at the time and in denial that he was going to pass away, but I knew that … Read more
Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s time to get spoilt {or spoil your Mum!}. There are loads of prizes to be won, and you can enter for each prize {just leave a different comment for each entry}. Wouldn’t it be lovely to have a fresh batch of biscuits that you didn’t have … Read more
Her name was Rosey, and she was the sweetest person I’ve ever known. I don’t recall her ever being mad or even raising her voice. She only ever wanted us to be loved and happy. We lived three hours away, so every few months we’d pile into our air-conditionless car and trek from the country … Read more
