There’s nothing like a night of hilarity for a good cause. The 11th Annual Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) Comedy Night was held on Tuesday and myself and a friend were lucky enough to go along. It was a top night, great fun for everyone who went along, plus some excellent nosh and interesting chatter around […]
Have you heard about Whiz Kid Games? Whiz Kids Games is a collection of online computer games aimed at children with moderate to severe ASD. The games, which are colourful and fun in themselves, teach life skills to the kids playing. The games are a collaboration between multimedia design students from Swinburne’s Faculty of Design, […]
It’s Red Nose Day and I’d like to tell you about my neighbour Fiona Mann and her book: ‘And On One The Mantelpiece.’ Fiona wrote this book for other parents who, like herself and her husband Phil, have lost a baby. It is Fiona’s own, very personal story of coming to terms with the loss of her […]
Hello and how are you this very fine morning? I’m getting all emotional here as this little Sydney travel blog has had a huge month in January. So many new readers and heaps of regular readers returning. I am so thrilled that the handy posts on the blog have been read so much and found […]
I’m so thrilled to have been asked to join a really terrific group of bloggers as part of the Mother & Baby Mums’ Group. We will all be posting regularly on the Mother & Baby website. If you follow me on Facebook, you might have seen me post these photos a couple of weeks ago. […]
Hello, today marks the final part of my 25 Things I Love About Sydney posts… find Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here and Part 4 here. This series has been celebrating the fact that it’s been over 25 years since I first landed in Sydney. Here’s to the next 25 years, and to 25 More Things […]
Today’s post is number four of five… well, putting up the entire 25 Things I Love About Sydney in one post would have been a bit too long, don’t you reckon? Today’s five faves starts off with my latest passion, something I hope the children will take up too when they are older. 16. Ocean […]
Hello, welcome to Part 3 of my 25 Things I Love About Sydney posts… find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. I first stepped off the ‘plane over 25 years ago… came and went for a few years and have been a permanent Sydneysider since 1998… and still feel lucky and thrilled to live […]
Yesterday I was waxing lyrical about the first five of the 25 I love best about Sydney. Here’s numbers six – ten. Enjoy! 6. The Dangerous Animals Harmless, but huge, a carpet python slithers across our street. It’s a thrill to see spiders in the pool and pythons crossing the road. Spiders and snakes can […]
Hello there, just thought that I must pop up a post about working with World Vision this year. Our family sponsors two children in Africa, and I’m delighted to be part of World Vision’s blogger group. in 2015 all of us are aiming to raise $2015 for World Vision – should be achievable. The request to […]
Well, it’s been 100 posts, amazingly. Here are some of my newbie thoughts: 1. I don’t know any thing about blogging! It’s a bit like life, the more you know about it, the more you know you don’t know. It’s like an unfolding paper puzzle, with pretty things flying out as you unfold more and […]
Sydney Living Museums, which used to be known as the Historic Houses Trust, cares for 12 historic houses, gardens and museums. It is part of NSW Office of Environment and Heritage within the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. There’s always plenty on offer for little visitors to Sydney Living Museums and each school holidays special […]
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Luna Park is set to become the centre for Smurf-filled fun over the Easter school holidays. From 7th – 25th April, Smurf fans can enjoy: Smurfs Lost Village, an immersive zone complete with 3D Smurf statues, inflatable mushroom houses, illuminated trees, artificial grass and the chance to get hands-on in an exciting craft workshop. The […]
