There’s always that moment in May in Sydney when it gets properly cold.  Plus or minus windy.  Plus or minus rainy. And when that day arrives, you can bet your life that your socials will be filled with photos of your favourite Sydneysiders ‘rugging up’ for the commute to work on a brutally cold ……

How can you not love your life when you get the chance to witness a sunrise like this on a regular basis? It’s been a week of little frustrations in the context of those old friends ‘so tired’ and ‘so over it’ who tend to magnify everything in their wake. But when I’m out there…

Some of my favourite things, in alphabetical order. Apples.  A bit predictable I know but the new season’s apples are amazing.  My current favourite is the Jazz.  So crispy and tangy. Baking.  My happy place. Coffee, cardio and chocolate.  If I can get all three on the one day, even better. via E!Online Drive time…

Since I made that idle commitment to start training for the Sydney City to Surf on the weekend, I’ve made a couple of lifestyle choices that I’m hoping will pay dividends come race day. I’ve added protein balls to my diet.  These PB and Cacao balls by Tom & Luke are pretty tasty, actually.  $2.50…

There is such a thing as being too good a customer of Mecca Cosmetica. Fortunately, the MeccaLand catalogue was heavy on unicorns and other things that did nothing for my ‘future shopping cart / wishlist’. On the one hand, I love my Beauty Loop boxes hard because the samples are so generous.   Look no sachets!!!!…

While everyone in the Northern Hemisphere is getting all excited about the appearance of spring, we’re heading into the cooler weather here in Australia.  It’s been a long time coming this year… After weeks of bonus summer, autumn has well and truly arrived in Sydney.  The sunlight has lost that golden haziness and in its…

Making : memories over these school holidays.  The places we’ve been.  I’ve been looking back at my photos and blog posts of the last fortnight and they do look pretty amazing if I do say so myself.  I can’t believe we didn’t even have to leave the state to do it all! Cooking : peanut butter…

Today’s instalment of the staycation files sees us set sail for Cockatoo Island. The Biennale of Sydney is Australia’s largest contemporary visual arts event with artists from all over the world exhibiting their work at one of seven venues around Sydney for the exhibition’s duration.   Some works are actually created specifically for the biennale with…

via Google images For me, plums have always been ‘that other stone fruit’.  Each summer I get excited about seeing the first peaches and nectarines of the season and progressively more rapturous as both improve as the season progresses. But plums?  Meh.  Despite their pretty colours, the firm but not too juicy texture never impressed…

Interrupting my usual programming for a moment to bring you news of Baby #3 for the Cambridges, patriotically born on St George’s Day (the feast day for the patron saint of England).  Ever reliable, the Daily Mail tells me that Kate’s dress is custom Jenny Packham.  I love that shade of red and the 11/10…