When I was a kid, my mum would delight me every birthday with spectacular cake recreations from The Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake book. The swimming pool, the sweet shop, the butterfly – everything she made looked perfection. I was keen to continue this tradition with my daughters. With mum’s good baking genes and my dad […] Read more…
Hellooo!!!! Happy New Year, everyone! I can’t believe it’s almost one month since I’ve written in this space. Boy, I’ve missed this ‘ol blog and all of you, but you know what? When I sat down to write my first post for 2017 I couldn’t think of what to write. I find when I stop […] Read more…
On a patch of green beside the Brisbane River, we gather. Our shoes are abandoned for the freedom of the cool, soft grass under our feet, while the gentle river breeze whips the girls into frenzied excitement as they dance around me impatiently awaiting their dinner. I roll out a picnic rug and plonk our […] Read more…
There’s not a castle, ball gown, or Prince Charming in sight in Disney’s new movie Moana and I couldn’t be happier about it. Don’t get me wrong, we dig princesses in this house. Rapunzel, Belle, Cinderella, Elsa – Miss Six and Miss Four love the beauty and magic of them all. Disney Princess movies are […] Read more…
The afternoon I received a phone call congratulating me on winning a job I’d applied for, I felt giddy with excitement, pride and confidence. This was the change I had been working toward for most of the year. I’d done it. I’d taken a big, bold step out of my comfort zone and I felt […] Read more…
There’s Bernard Fanning in there And Delta Goodrem as well Hamish and Andy play games And Tim Minchin has stories to tell Open wide Come inside It’s 50 years of Play School! I took a trip down memory lane over the weekend while the girls and I cuddled up on the couch to watch Party […] Read more…
If your house is anything like mine, you’ll be deep in the throes of Christmas fever. Miss Six is onto her fortieth letter to Santa, while Miss Four has been begging me since late October to put up the Christmas tree. And who am I kidding? I’m freaking excited too. I can’t wait to hang […] Read more…