Winter in Sydney is nothing to be sneezed at. It looks a little like… this: While the UK and New York swelter under the sweaty weight of a full summer, Sydney’s southern seasons still feel a little alien and wrong. It’s strange to be walking barefoot on sand, amid 20 C sunshine and still […]
Archive for July, 2013
I have been reduced to two functioning gears. If I was a car, I’d be tempted to put myself in for an emergency service. There is ‘go’; a slightly frenzied manic pace which sees me hunched over scrubbing the kitchen sink, dumping everything out of my hospital bag and then repacking it again and folding […]
Welcome to the world little prince. I was awake at 5.30 am this morning, being kicked a bit by the little man who’s hitching a ride inside my belly at the moment, so I got to see on twitter exactly how the world lost its collective toys when the arrival of the #RoyalBaby was announced. […]
It’s starting to feel like a game of snakes and ladders over here. Just when you think you’re moving ahead and ticking things off; tiny clothes washed in lavender scented organic detergents, the mechanics of swaddling wraps comprehended and change tables assembled, you tumble backwards. Now we’re nearing the close of it all – there’s […]
I had grand plans for this dish. I had visions of placing the lion’s share of it into methodically labelled tupperware and embarking on the ‘Winter is coming’ process of stocking of the freezer. A nesting woman and a label maker is a dangerous combination. I present to you exhibit a) And yet, it never […]