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Pink Champagne, Shahs and Safaris.
It’s raining hard outside. Typically, this would have to be the day I was so on the ball that I managed to get a load of washing out on the line the moment it started. On the plus side though, the house is an oasis of calm. Major maintenance has been attended to, I’ve turned…
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America’s Broken Dream.
I’m definitely not the first person to observe this but holidaying in a foreign country gives you a very different feel of the place than if you were to live there as an ordinary citizen. For the most part, my impression of what life is like in the real world of a city has been…
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Chinese New Year Traditions – Interpretations Thereof.
Happy Chinese New Year!!!! If you are observing the celebration, I hope you have a lovely day filled with family, food and red packets. Baby SSG has gotten into the swing of things already this morning with red packets from his grandparents. In return, he has blessed us with what is now coming up to…
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Swaddling. Chanel Bonfire.
In breaking news from the hub of fashion that is SSG Manor right now.. the V neck is going to be huge in the swaddling world this season. At least according to Dr Harvey Karp, author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and the latest sleep and settling guru whose words I’ve been meditating…
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Thinking About Last Night in the Early Hours of the Morning.
So it’s probably not the most life changing cinematic moment but do you remember what was happening in your life when you first saw ‘About Last Night’? I was in high school and in the grips of a ‘St Elmos Fire’ obsession. I remember buying the sheet music for the theme song and learning to…
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Plasticky, Clippy Things.
Well, isn’t it lucky that there’s a Daiso across the way from my hairdresser? Whilst I always leave my hairdresser guaranteed to have a good hair day, it’s fair to say that when I’m left in charge of my locks, it’s bad hair days more often than not. Hence the need for what Daiso call…
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Frugal February Begins. The Election Is Announced.
It’s only the first day of the month but my Frugal February has gotten off to a flying start. Last month’s credit card statements halved their size in front of my eyes. It turned out that someone on the internet charged a $1700 rifle purchase in Texas to my Visa Card and it somehow got…
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Easter’s Arrived Early. Red Eggs.
I couldn’t let January slip by without at least one comment about how early hot cross buns appear at the supermarket these days…. We’ve still got a couple of months to go but the eggs and buns are already making their presence felt at Coles. Not that I’m complaining, I’m planning to stock up the…
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Words On A Wednesday.
It’s just as well I managed to get a photo of all that blue sky and sun Sydney was blessed with yesterday. Because the weather today isn’t much to write home about but at least it’s still possible to make out the trees in the distance and not have the sound on your television or…
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Winter Lite.
I woke up with the rain this morning and it has stayed all day. I like rainy summer days better than wet winter days. In winter, it’s bad enough battling with the cold let alone the rain on top of it. The rain in summer is usually a welcome respite from the heat and…