“Loneliness is not a broken heart. It’s a penguin in a tutu.” I don’t know why Shane Finn was in prison, but it doesn’t matter does it? I just loved what he wrote. Continue reading »
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Peace in Perth
Traveling south of Perth for a week with a then eight month old BUB.1 epitomised what is good and bad about traveling with babies. We got to see some beautiful sights, but not for long. We very often saw the sights alone as the other one waited in the car with the sleeping baby. We … Continue reading »
Dawn of the Red
We woke up as usual and world had turned orange. Like someone had planted a bomb inside a gigantic packet of Cheesy Wotsits. Continue reading »
Hello Mum!
Every single year that I was living in Australia, as predictable as the changing of the seasons, my Mum would send me a cheerful little text message to say that GMTV were filming in Sydney. Continue reading »
Row row row your boat
If I am ever asked what I would like for Mother’s Day, for the rest of my life I will answer: “What I got in 2010.” We were traveling as a threesome to Blueys Beach, three hours north of Sydney, for the weekend and we’d booked one hour kayaking each on Smiths Lake. I hadn’t … Continue reading »
Flip Flops: Like bare feet but less formal
I was lucky enough to get my flip flops (“thongs” to some people) signed by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on the red carpet at the Australian premiere of Hot Fuzz in Sydney (actually only Nick Frost agreed – Simon Pegg promised to come back Continue reading »
In at the deep end
Some queries posted on Mum forums and email support groups could have left me doubting my credentials as a responsible mother but actually made me want to stick pins in my eyes. None more so than the woman who queried how “loud and echoey” a local swimming pool was, fearful of the effect the experience … Continue reading »
