It's safe to say that I cannot pull off the glamourous travel-for-work, jetsetter thing. By the time I reach a destination, I am a food-stained, wrinkle-shirted, bleary-eyed mess. I confirmed this new bit of self-awareness …
Living with a chaotic person was not a concept I had ever entertained. I have fortunately lived with neat folk until now, and then on my own in the blissful sanctuary that was, was, the …
This morning in sunny, autumnal Melbourne, I sat at my desk with a lovely sun-streaked view of the Shrine and surrounding gardens, and thought about the following: it’s Friday, thanks the heavens. It’s Good Friday …
Hairy hipsters were at it again. Not my hairy Hipsters of the Barbecue from next door, but at-large hipsters who showed up en masse for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s free Wednesday evening concert at the …
Don’t get me wrong, I love living in the Lady Pad. I’m close to the city, the bay, an excellent choice of cafes from which to purchase my standard strong flat white, work ... scrap …
For someone who dearly loves cooking, I sure do feel a bit rusty right now around a kitchen. Spending very little time at home over the past couple of months hasn’t helped, but there have …
I was recently invited on a weekend road trip with a friend who was taking part in ‘a festival in the country’. With that staggeringly detailed information, I set about investigating online festivals in country …
It’s been a long time between salads. Given that it’s going to be 32 degrees in Melbourne today, this sort of throw-it-together salad of standard-ish fridge items seems rather appropriate. I will be eating a …
Schweinsteiger. Say it with me. Shvine-stiger. It’s almost as satisfying as saying Schwarzwelder kirschtorte. It has to be one of my very favourite German words, along with Sparkasse (pronounced, shpark-ass-e, and which is not the …
It would be fair to say that the months of June and July left me a little shattered. In a phenomenon that occurs every four years for an entire month, I chose sleeplessness, potty-mouthedness, euphoria, …