Kevina-Jo Smith’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Here’s a lovely idea for a Mothers Day day trip from Sydney or even a weekend away for Sydney families. Sculpture At Scenic World is open until May 8th, and who wouldn’t love to wander through the Jurassic rainforest looking at beautiful and wildly imaginative sculptures? Lang Ea’s ‘Kaboom!’ The […]
Well, bloody hell that felt like a long weekend. And I don’t mean that in a good way at all. We had a working long weekend for Easter, down at the beach house, getting it all ready and finalised (we hope) to hand over to Jervis Bay Rentals who will soon start managing it for […]
First of all, I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who responded to my request for feedback about the weekly emails. Thank you! The vast majority prefer the shorter email with links to the full posts so I have gone back to that. (I hope, anyway.) Apologies to the folks who liked […]
Well, Sydney Opera House looked bloody marvellous last night. Maybe it should stay blue all year! Autism Awareness crowdfunded the $40,000 needed to light the Opera House a real, vibrant blue, and I’m very proud to say that our family donated. My pal Nicole Rogerson is the founder of Autism Awareness and a tireless campaigner […]
Well, today is the last day of summer… and I’m devastated. The weather may be a bit hot for comfort just at the moment. It’s certainly not ideal for my Scottish Mum and Aunty who are staying. But still, our family is more for heat than cold, and more for summer than winter. And now […]
Now who wouldn’t love a visit to one of Middle Harbour’s finest beaches here in sunstruck Sydney? Here are some photos of my little girl bravely leaping into the water on a recent visit to Clontarf Beach. For all the information you need for a visit to Clontarf Beach and playground, read this post. Great […]
Sydney Olympic Park isn’t just one of the most geographically central suburbs in Sydney, it’s also THE central suburb for school holiday activities for school aged children every school holidays. Each school holidays, Sydney Olympic Park outdoes itself by offering more than 50 activities to keep the kids busy, and fit and healthy too. And even better, […]
We went down to the Harbour to see the ships of the International Fleet Review this morning. I’m not kidding you, it was spectacular to see all those huge ships in the sparking blue of Sydney Harbour. The helicopters with flags and the formation fly pasts took our breaths away too. As I said to […]
Lots more photos, a video and all the info you need at this post. Minnie The Minx loved all these wobbly walks These dangling wooden crosses were very wobbly too – good fun Each of the three courses ends with a long flying fox Who is the clever person who thinks up these things? Just […]
Are you like me? I’d been meaning to take the kids to Cockatoo Island for ages and ages. Friends had told me about it, some had even been camping there. But I had a little mental block about quite how to get there from our place in the northern suburbs of Sydney. I knew it […]
Oh dear, this playground is no longer looking the way it does in these photos… a reader has let me know this: This park although huge is very rundown, the wooden equipement is very weather worn and the flying fox does not exist. The swings are only one with one missing and the soft fall […]
It was a warm Monday night last term and we’d just picked up Ms9 from choir practice. We were starving and decided to check out the shops on Oaks Avenue to see what we could grab. And behold! There we found Frostbite Frozen Yoghurt, a very stylish, 1950’s American milk bar themed cafe selling frozen […]
Here’s a handy post from Rebecca who writes the terrific blog Little Munch. Click on the links on the cafe names to go to a longer post with more information about the cafe and all the practical details you need. Can you add to Rebecca’s list? The best places to eat with kids in the East! Families […]
Here’s a handy post from Rebecca who writes the terrific blog Little Munch. Click on the links on the cafe names to go to a longer post with more information about the cafe and all the practical details you need. Can you add to Rebecca’s list? The best places to eat with kids in the East! Families […]
