So recently I came across an article about Elle Macpherson's tips for looking fabulous at fifty. And let's face it, she's a quality quinquagenarian! Super greens... After super swim. ? pic.twitter.com/pl7HbKOFDe — Elle Macpherson (@ellemacpherson) July 15, 2014 I suspect that to look like Elle Macpherson at fifty I probably have to be have been Elle Macpherson at birth, but her other tip ...
Gardening
life’s great mysteries
Sometimes in the quiet before the kids wake up I lie in bed pondering life's great mysteries. Is there life after death? How on earth is Trump still a presidential candidate? What colour is that infernal dress? Where is that bloody panda? Where am I going? Mostly I wonder about my destination in a metaphorical sense, but this morning my musings are of a more geographical ...
Happy birthday David
Today is David's 34th birthday. The girls won't sing happy birthday or help him blow out the candles. There won't be presents, so I made him a video. We miss you like crazy beautiful boy. Happy birthday. xx ...
lunch box ideas
Tomorrow the Little Sister starts kindy. I've been through this once before, but that's no guarantee I won't shed a tear as I walk out the gate tomorrow morning. The first day of kindy (and school on Wednesday) means a return to routine and to packing school lunches. So (after a few requests from readers) here's a few lunch box ideas that might just get eaten! When I pack the girls' lunches ...
lamington ice-cream cake
Ever have an idea that just won't leave you alone? Lamington ice-cream cake first tapped on my shoulder while I was putting together recipes for my cook book. "Hi", I said to the lamington ice-cream cake idea. "You're a great idea. I should make you." Then I asked lamington ice-cream cake to sit quietly in the corner while I got really busy finishing the book "I'll be back for you ...
Australia Day Party
Generally I mark Australia Day with terrible re-writes of famous poems and instructional ebooks that no one really needs, but this year I'm feeling introspective. This year I'm reflecting on how good we have it in 'the lucky country' and I'm feeling grateful to live in Australia, to live in a place where my girls are considered worthy of education we have access to the very best medical ...