They are drawn to the sand as much as the water, fossicking among the treasures: garlands of ropy sea matter, shells and the odd gasping mollusc, probing its tongue around in the last moments of life, as if trying to determine where on earth it had landed. In their examination of nature’s detritus, I like…
Coriolanus is not my favourite Shakespeare play, so I watched mostly because was I curious to see what Ralph Fiennes made of it. He first starred in the title role on stage, and went on to direct the film. It’s an excellent production – you can tell they’ve done it pretty shoe-string, but he’s assembled some terrific talent,…
If you’re on the M1 travelling south, you might be in a hurry to reach the lights of Sydney; going north, you might be off to the beaches of northern NSW. But to bypass the Central Coast is to risk missing out on its many delights. Even though I’ve been to the Central Coast many…
There are writers who get Twitter, and by extension social media in general, and then there are others… who don’t. I admit Twitter is a vastly different place than it was one or two years ago, but that doesn’t mean it’s worse either. People also seem to forget that they are in control of their own…
Almost there. The painting is complete! Behold! Before After Wall Colour: Deluxe Days Skirting: Banister White (I don’t think this is even made anymore, we had it leftover from last time) Before After (Note: the windows normally get that foggy when the weather turns cold. Don’t think they’re like that due to … ah ……
Last year, Harris Coffee contacted me and organised a giveaway on this blog, along with sending us some coffee to sample for ourselves. I’ve not stopped drinking it since. Hand on heart, that’s the brand I buy when we shop for coffee now. Harris are very proud of the way they roast their beans in…
I started writing this post back last August. I’d just bought and read Sarah Wilson’s I Quit Sugar and, spurred on by the listlessness I was experiencing (as well as a dose of curiosity), I decided to take the challenge. A magnificent misjudgement of timing saw me quitting sugar right before my period was due, and if…
Canvas prints are still in vogue years after first becoming popular. My sister has them, so do cousins, friends – a whole lot of people except us, I think! If you’re in the same boat, or want to make an addition to your existing collection, then this giveaway is for you. Photobox canvas prints are…
I love an Iced VoVo biscuit. And while these aren’t the Iced VoVos you might be used to buying in the supermarket, they do contain the essential elements of raspberry and coconut. Combine that with the deliciousness of melted marshmallows and voilà! You have s’mores. The kids created this recipe, I can’t even claim it…
