So we have been sick. We have been so sick. Over the school holidays and until now, 50% of this family of six have had the dreaded lurgy. Mr9 coughed terribly for three days and then was over it. Ms9 and myself have been coughing for almost two weeks and are still not over it. And […]

My weekly diary to record how I’m doing on my  Do Less and Stay Calm goals for 2015.  A way of keeping myself accountable. I drove for hours and hours and hours over two days this week and had one of those lightning strike mental moments. End of term, some big changes coming in our […]

Hello T Rex. More dinosaurs to follow we believe. So we went on a proper family holiday last school hols… it seems so long ago now… Here’s a visual guide to the Palmer Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast. Lots of good bits but some criticism too. We went there for the golf course (no, […]

Hello T Rex. More dinosaurs to follow we believe. So we went on a proper family holiday last school hols… it seems so long ago now… Here’s a visual guide to the Palmer Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast. Lots of good bits but some criticism too. We went there for the golf course (no, […]

        These raw chocolate nut truffles are just outrageously delicious. The secret ingrediant is coconut butter and I’ve got Sarah Wilson to thank for it. In her ebook “I Quit Sugar Cookbook’ she has the recipe for coconut butter, which is basically dried, shredded coconut milled in a blender until it is totally soft and […]

        Now this is a lovely spot, and a fenced playground, which we always love. Find more fenced Eastern Suburbs playgrounds here. The photos are a bit old here, but you’ll get the idea. I must get back there and take some better ones… and visit the revamped Watsons Bay Baths too. […]

Museums + Art Galleries, Sydney April 19, 2016 Sydney, Theatres + Shows April 7, 2016 School Holidays, Sydney April 6, 2016 Museums + Art Galleries, Sydney April 6, 2016 All, Sydney April 1, 2016 Cafes and Restaurants, Sydney March 18, 2016 All, Cafes and Restaurants March 11, 2016 Cafes and Restaurants, Sydney March 9, 2016 […]

        I was set a blog challenge by the lovely Katrina Whelan, Melbourne-based Babyology writer and mother of four. She tweeted: Oooooohhhh… where to start?  How to end?! And how on earth does she to have four children aged 5-9? That’s four kids in four years! I don’t know Katrina’s children, are […]

        There’s always a great show for children during school holidays at the Sydney Opera House. Plus there’s the free Creative Play activities, where kids can play with the interactive installations in the Western Foyer. But did you know you could turn the show into a really special day out by also having […]

        Hello T Rex. More dinosaurs to follow we believe. So we went on a proper family holiday last school hols… it seems so long ago now… Here’s a visual guide to the Palmer Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast. Lots of good bits but some criticism too. We went there for […]

        Hello T Rex. More dinosaurs to follow we believe. So we went on a proper family holiday last school hols… it seems so long ago now… Here’s a visual guide to the Palmer Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast. Lots of good bits but some criticism too. We went there for […]

        Hello T Rex. More dinosaurs to follow we believe. So we went on a proper family holiday last school hols… it seems so long ago now… Here’s a visual guide to the Palmer Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast. Lots of good bits but some criticism too. We went there for […]

        I know I am not alone in having lost a loved one to cancer, nor in knowing children who have lost a parent. It’s helpful to assist our friends and family as they endure their illness. It’s also helpful – and so healing for us survivors – to help find better […]