These have been my first school holidays as a parent and they’ve been pretty special even though we spent them right here at home. I was lucky enough to be there for that last day of school pick up and then to be home for most of the break. These weeks of bonus summer weather…

Today’s instalment of the Staycation Life files sees us take the train to North Wollongong, avail ourselves of the free shuttle bus to the University of Wollongong before making our way to The Early Start Discovery Space on campus.  Along the way, I relived my own undergrad days as I bumbled my way through reading…

It will surprise no-one reading this blog that one of our staycation day trips involved a train ride to Rhodes… It’s been months since I’ve last visited the area and much has changed.  More eateries now fill the ground floors of the high rises that line Rider Boulevarde, the trees are taller, there’s less construction…

An unusual choice of topic for Lovin’ Life, I agree but bear with me. Along with that saucepan set I wrote about the other day, my set of knives are another bit of kitchenware that have been with me from the day I moved out of home.  I vividly remember the day I bought them…

It’s only taken me eight years as an adopted Sydneysider and one school age child with a passion for trains  to finally get out of my comfort zone in the public transport network to explore places more than an hour away from home.  It’s been liberating being able to explore Sydney beyond my familiar reference…

My friendships, my friends and I have all evolved over time.  I’ve been very fortunate to have both my old friends still very much present in my life as well as a host of newer friends I’ve made over the years.  I have social media and text messages to thank for the longevity and breadth…

My last school pick up for term one already seems like it was weeks ago and not just the Thursday just gone. The all important  snacks for the last day of term pick up. It took about one night to get into this new routine of having no routine.  Nothing says staycation like a late…

It’s the school holidays for us as of 3.05pm today, give or take a minute or two. Two and a bit weeks stretch ahead of us and we intend to fill them exploring this beautiful city of ours. We’ll also be giving into the extreme merchandising that accompanies every children’s’ film these days and watch…

How are all my fellow novice school parents going?  Can you even believe that we’re heading into our first ever term holidays?   I think it’s safe to say that I’m definitely feeling that they’re richly deserved for the parents and teachers as well as the children. Yep.  You can send in photos for News in…

I’ve got a bit of everything for this month’s ‘Show Us Your Snaps’. It was a very happy moment for me when I discovered that all I needed to fix this saucepan was a screwdriver.  It’s old, scratched a just a bit battered but this saucepan holds a special place in my heart.  It was…