There’s a warm and sunny weekend ahead in Sydney. If you’d love to take the family on an expedition somewhere interesting, check out the info below! Pyrmont Festival – Photograph by Fiora Sacco Pyrmont Festival Celebrating the inner city and the country charms of the Mudgee Region, there’s lots going on in Pyrmont. Where:  Pirrama […]

We love this playground! For its views, its space and its very happy family memories for us. Collaroy Beach playground was one of the first playgrounds we visited after returning to Sydney with wild toddler in tow. We had been living in Karachi, and I’m telling you there were no playgrounds by the sea like […]

Here’s a swimming pool with a wave machines to excite and delight Sydney families from all over. Don’t you love swimming with the kids?  It wears them out and we parents can splash around and get some exercise too. I’m  sometimes startled by how many parents sit by the pool fully clothed whilst their kids play. They’re […]

After last weekend’s e-switchoff, I got home on Monday night to the inbox from hell. OK, most of it is about the kids, that’s true. Teachers’ emails, class mums’ emails, sporting team emails, music teacher emails, kids social lives’ emails. Everything in their life seems to be funnelled through me and my brain’s exploding just […]

Please welcome guest poster Rebecca from the absolutely terrific blog Little Munch, my very favourite blog about eating out with kids in Sydney.  Rebecca writes really detailed posts, with everything you need to know before you visit cafes with kids. Canberra’s Best Playgrounds and Parks Canberra is a great place to go on a family […]

We love this playground! For its views, its space and its very happy family memories for us. Collaroy Beach playground was one of the first playgrounds we visited after returning to Sydney with wild toddler in tow. We had been living in Karachi, and I’m telling you there were no playgrounds by the sea like […]

Here’s a swimming pool with a wave machines to excite and delight Sydney families from all over. Don’t you love swimming with the kids?  It wears them out and we parents can splash around and get some exercise too. I’m  sometimes startled by how many parents sit by the pool fully clothed whilst their kids play. They’re […]

What have I been thinking?! I ought to have posted these photos months ago!! They kind of got lost in my very fallible photo catalogue system.  I must get a grip. Because Plough and Harrow Park has a really good playground, well worth a visit. The playground and picnic area is very close to Tree […]

After last weekend’s e-switchoff, I got home on Monday night to the inbox from hell. OK, most of it is about the kids, that’s true. Teachers’ emails, class mums’ emails, sporting team emails, music teacher emails, kids social lives’ emails. Everything in their life seems to be funnelled through me and my brain’s exploding just […]

Here’s a swimming pool with a wave machines to excite and delight Sydney families from all over. Don’t you love swimming with the kids?  It wears them out and we parents can splash around and get some exercise too. I’m  sometimes startled by how many parents sit by the pool fully clothed whilst their kids play. They’re […]

How is menopause like autism, you’re wondering? Well, when you look back, the signs were there from way before you first twigged and gave them a name. For me, the first change of menopause was the muscles in my jaw seizing up. I’d rub and rub that muscly ball on the bottom of my cheek […]

I’m always on the hunt for a high protein snack that’s really quick and easy. One of the best things I’ve learned – thank you Susie Burrell and VisionPT – is that having a high protein snack in the mid afternoon means I eat a lot less at dinner. And I just don’t  get that urge to […]

Explain it to me if you can, cos I just can’t get my head around it. From little baby to gigantic teenager… in only 16 years! Our oldest son turned 16 years old on Saturday, and he said it was his best birthday ever.  16 presents to open, lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe and […]

What have I been thinking?! I ought to have posted these photos months ago!! They kind of got lost in my very fallible photo catalogue system.  I must get a grip. Because Plough and Harrow Park has a really good playground, well worth a visit. The playground and picnic area is very close to Tree […]