I’ve got a pretty eclectic collection of snaps to share this week.  Nothing pretty, glamorous or terribly exciting but they’re all indicative of life right now. Perhaps the biggest win of the week was finally having simultaneous functioning ASDL and landline phones.  In 2018.  In metropolitan Sydney.  I’m extremely grateful to my Telstra technician for…

There are those days when life gets in the way of a good coffee.  For me, it’s usually Wednesday because I have to do drop off, work with the traffic, will my staff parking card to work this time, find a park and then get to work for a meeting that starts at half seven. …

This week, I’m loving the fact that I’ve recommitted to my fortnightly lap session at my favourite aquatic centre.  How ironic that it’s taken me until the start of autumn to get back into it. I love that feeling of weightlessness and power in the water as I churn through my laps.  There’s no other…

Autumn was always going to happen.  As was the last weekend of the summer. The rain’s set in here in Sydney and it looks set to stay for a few days at least.  Though things generally still look good on paper with sunny days ahead bringing maximums in the mid-twenties, those mid-twenties feel cooler than…

Making : full use of this weather.  Summer turning into autumn gives Sydney such a lively (for want of a better word) variety of weather and most of it takes place during long days of sun.  It’s perfect for exploring the city and doing different things each weekend.  I took this photo at the Museum of…

David Mallett is an Australian hairstylist who now resides in Paris where he has two salons including one at the Ritz.  Passionate about the art of hair from a very young age, Mallett is the go-to man for fashion houses such as Dior and Chanel.  Style icons such as Natalie Portman, Julianne More and Kate…

www.newsouthbooks.com ‘Alphabetical Sydney‘ is a lovingly illustrated picture book that celebrates the unique and lovable diversity of Sydney from A-Z. Written by Hillary Bell with illustrations by Antonia Pesenti, inspiration for the book came to the pair when they returned to Sydney from abroad with young families.  ‘Alphabetical Sydney’ is a whimsical guide to Sydney…

80% of this post’s photos are of old pairs of trainers getting their shoelaces removed and inserted with Hickies (the shoelace alternative as opposed to the bruising of the neck) which is why I’ve opened with this completely unrelated image of a gathering of Chinese lanterns at the entrance of the Gateway food court.  This…

February is the shortest month of the year but also one of the busiest for me as I attempt to ease back into real-world busyness after a couple of months mostly away from it. It’s hard not to be in denial about routine and efficiency when the last month of summer has been as (mostly)…

The weekend is a distant memory… but at least I have this little memento in my bathroom to remember it by. After several busy weekends, Master SSG and I took a break from getting things done and spent this last weekend exploring the city.  It’s been more pleasant getting around on foot now that the…