I’ve been having a little déjà vu. I blame Ryan Gosling. More specifically, ‘feminist Ryan Gosling’. It’s a blog that’s been brightening my mornings for a few weeks now. It tickles my funnies in a way that might be lost on some. I wasn’t sure if my entire undergraduate experience could be encapsulated in an […]
In the kitchen
I’m not the kind of lass who watches a lot of sports. And I lucked into marrying a man who’s more likely to update his spreadsheet of where to get a decent espresso, than mark a motorcross event into our shared diary. But the Rugby World Cup is a little bit different. When it rolls […]
Good things come from a little bit of effort. It’s a lesson easily learned. Slack off, cut corners and the result might be ok- passable even. But you won’t have that shining seam of satisfaction that runs from the tip of your head right down to your second toe. That feeling only comes from putting […]
Some nights you just need a bowl of chicken soup. Not because you’re particularly poorly. Not because you’ve got a gaping whole in your soul that can only be cosseted by poultry fat. You might have got a parking ticket. You might have accidentally sent a reply all email with something unflattering in it – […]
Is there a difference between the food boys and girls are drawn to? (Perhaps we can leave an interrogation about the perils of essentialising gender identities to the end.) It’s a notion that gets bandied around this house quite a bit. “That’s girl food” is the retort that comes from The Hungry One. It’s usually […]