Last night was the farewell drinks for Lisa as she heads over to Bali for a few months to work and I thought what better occasion than to buy a martini. I realise this isn’t a martini in the classic sense: I didn’t have to specify, a la James Bond, that I preferred vodka over gin. No,…
As is the case in many suburbs around the country, our local DVD rental shop recently closed down. I think many businesses these days can’t afford the rents to sustain the large, cavernous commercial spaces needed to house all those DVDs. Especially when smaller, more accessible operations are popping up instead. Enter from stage right,…
I love spooky, spine-tingling stories; but I also try to keep a hold on my imagination, not let it get the best of me. I’m all for science and theorems, but there a more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in Horatio’s philosophy, as Hamlet said. All this is to say that if…
I’ve been under a bit of deadline pressure this week on top of scurrying around with surgeon and specialist appointments (my jaw is spiteful and determined to send us broke, but more on that another day), so I apologise for any absence that may have been felt. Just quickly though, it’s exciting to be able…
I tend to get a little introspective and questioning about blogging after I attend a conference that focuses purely on the subject (don’t believe me? Here’s #DPCON12, Problogger and Blogopolis 2011 for starters), but don’t worry I won’t today. Or maybe I will. Let’s just see where this goes. Just to offer a little context, I bought a…
I am the first to admit that I am not good at shopping at the sales time of year. For shopping for toys, period. The kids are really tech oriented, which comes with its own challenges, but luckily we pass through most playground phases unscathed. Like football cards? Beyblades? Those ball things that you roll…
Last weekend we bundled ourselves up in our warmest woolies to head up to Montsalvat and watch the winter solstice bonfire they were putting on for the community. Considering the bohemian, almost medieval setting, I remarked to a friend as we stood there, among the stalls, in our muddy boots, that I wondered if this…
This photo was taken down near Seal Rocks on Philip Island during the Easter school holidays, as the sun was beginning to drop in the afternoon over the ocean, casting its rays upon the backs and smiles of my children. I was over 100km away, in the office, working. Adam’s family was visiting at the…
I’m told that ‘aglio e olio’ means ‘garlic and oil’ in Italian and there’s not a whole else besides in this dish. I found the recipe in a vegetarian cookbook, but I’m sure its one of those that can – and has – been amended according to taste and availability of ingredients. My version was…
