A photo of a normal saline ampoule…..  Just where is she going to take this post, you might be asking yourselves?  Not really sure myself but it’s bound to be a journey that takes us far and wide and round and round. Problems of the first world don’t come more worthy of an Instagram post…

I’ve rediscovered the joy of gardening. Or at least what I call gardening. I had a stash of Woolworth’s Discovery Garden seed packs that had yet to be opened and watered.  I felt twinges of guilt every time I’ve walked past them these last few weeks and I finally gave purpose to that guilt over…

 As we head into the last week of November (!!), this has been life lately…. Our last Christmas Chapel in the Early Learning Centre.  The afternoon had a bit of everything.  Creative costuming, creative casting, creative dance moves and those memorable moments the youngest cast members are famous for providing each year. I’m all about…

Friday evenings are giving me life at the moment.  I don’t know about you but the year and all its busyness has caught up with me in recent weeks.  I’m finding myself needing a strong mug of coffee around 3pm on a daily basis.  I almost fall asleep the moment I hit my yoga mat…

Not psychological issues about Christmas but the festive editions of food magazines…. The tree’s not going up until December 1 but in my head, it’s perfectly acceptable to be reading Christmas editions of food magazines in the last week of November.  Preferably while snacking on what are traditionally Yuletide Danish butter cookies (in Australia, at…

The Weeknight Book Club has returned!  I’ve missed writing book reviews and it’s serendipitous that I’ve also just finished a book I just had to discuss here on the blog…  I’ve been particularly discerning about how I spend my free time recently.  Only the most vibrant sunrises were considered and only the most heavily steeped…

That feeling is already in the air.  Summer is officially here, according to Sydney.  December 1 rolling around on our calendars is a formality really.  End of year drinks have started for the season and it’s perfectly acceptable, nay expected to have back to back weekends filled with social engagements. Christmas is also something that’s very much…

How do these weeks just fly by at this time of the year?  One minute I was bracing myself for Monday and now I’m easing into Friday. The following apparently happened somewhere in between…. A beautiful full moon cast its shimmery reflection across the water as the sun began to rise. I scored myself a…

Five fabulous things from the week just gone.  They were ‘little’ in the grand scheme of things but they made the week that was what it was.  Which was a week of glorious weather that took us that much closer to summer, school holidays and … the Christmas New Year break. Lazy Saturday morning breakfasts…

Aren’t the weeks so naturally photogenic right now?  Here’s what caught the attention of my iPhone this week…. A seaplane by a local restaurant.  What a way to arrive for lunch on the water!  Still waiting to be ticked off my bucket list. ‘My’ jacaranda tree nearly hitting its peak purpleness for twenty nineteen. More…