Clik here to view.
island hopping in sydney: cockatoo island
from the back of the ferry… OK, I admit it- I don’t really get art installations. At all. It’s not that I haven’t tried over the years, but I simply can’t get my head around most of it. Yet it’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
terrigal…and a smash cake
Not heard of a smash cake? Nor had I. My sister in law made one today for my nephews first birthday. It was popped onto the picnic rug, all the kids sat around and sang happy birthday…and they were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
baha’i temple
I’ll let you into a little secret- I’m a sucker for a dome. And great big, white 9 sided buildings plonked down in the middle of Australian suburban bushland. I also have a strange fascination with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
why I’ll never buy ricotta again…
I’m never buying ricotta again. In fact, I’m never buying quark (cream cheese), mascarpone or yoghurt again either. Well, not once I buy a yoghurt maker anyway. Today hubby and I did a cheese-making...
View ArticleClik here to view.
happy fathers day
I’m lucky. I know I am. I still have my Dad in my life. So many don’t. My husband doesn’t, and even though I know that he doesn’t say it, every year when Miss 14 and I spoil him and make a fuss of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
sydney by instagram…
blossoms in DJs So my day didn’t quite turn out as planned. Armed with a backpack full of camera equipment I hit the streets of Sydney. I haven’t yet uploaded the results, so these are just randoms I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
blooming beauties
As promised, some more random shots from Saturdays photo excursion. First, the blooms: In the QVB: In David Jones: Outside:
View ArticleClik here to view.
wtf wednesday: sculptures by the sea
Bondi Icebergs sea baths WTF Wednesday is today brought to you from Bondi and the annual wtf fest that is Sculptures by the Sea. doesn’t this look like it could have been taken somewhere alpine and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
friday five: Bondi…and beyond
Bondi Beach- taken from the Lifeguards station Mr T has been on holidays all week. He has a busy job and works stupid, stupid hours, so the break has been good for him. Unfortunately, when he first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Manly- a thousand miles from care…
Manly Beach When I was at Uni and an impoverished student, one of my favourite things to do was take the ferry from Circular Quay across to Manly…and back again. As we left the Quay I’d look at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
nielsen park…and shark beach
mucking around with the fisheye app I’ve been back in Sydney for just over 20 years- and up until this summer have not been to a Sydney beach. It’s always seemed too hard to get there (we’re in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
friday five: the staycation five
So, my part time job has finished for now. This means a lot of things- most of which I’ll go into in later posts, but for now it coincides with hubby being off work and the last full week of school...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sydney Fish Markets
Every so often I crave prawns. And oysters. Just as they are. No sauce, no frying, no cheesey stuff on top. Just natural. And not just any prawns will do- I need Aussie king prawns. At those times...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Norah Head…
Mr T didn’t ask if he could move in with me- he just stopped going home. That was 24 years ago. It took me a couple of months to notice- by which time I was used to the idea. I can be like that. Many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Watsons Bay…
Tuesdays Staycation was Watsons Bay & the Gap. Miss T and I have done this jaunt before, but while Mr T and I have spent many a happy afternoon at the Watto Bay pub, he hasn’t done the walk up to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
friday five: looking for my mojo
birdcages in Angel Place Just lately I’ve been a bit disheartened. I’ve been trying to fake it- no one likes a pity party. I had a rejection from a publisher, and even though I know it’s part of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
friday five- the sydney royal easter show
the giant pumpkins When I was a kid we’d spend every 2nd Easter in Sydney. We did it turn about- Easter in Sydney and Christmas in Tumbarumba one year, and vice versa the next. The six of us (plus...
View Article
