The Rough with the Smooth

There's good news and bad news today. First off I have a date with the  dentist. My old dentist was almost a dentist deity, I loved him so much, but then he went off and retired and left me desperate [Read More]

Stress Less!

We have been without heating for 16 days now. With our flanelette pyjamas, thick bed socks and hooded dressing gowns, we look like a pair of arctic monkeys. I'm a bit over being multi layered, I just [Read More]

Stop! Scan Approaching!

Does it sound weird if I say, I just cannot wait for scan day?! I've never been very good at surprises. After all, I was the kid who bugged my mom so much, I opened all my presents by Christmas Eve, [Read More]

Keep on Running

Breaking news! I get an email about a brand new fun run in Sydney - the Sydney Harbour 10k! This run was made for me; it's the perfect distance, the perfect course and perfectly timed - the day before [Read More]

Go Slow Sunday

We both get off to a slow start, but venture out into the sunshine to go shopping. After the untimely demise of our granny grocery trolley last week, today we're on the hunt for a replacement. It's [Read More]

Sat-to-do-Day

Today is a Sat-to-do-Day! First off, I have to brave the scales at Weight Watchers. It's been a while and I haven't yet got rid of that holiday heaviness, so I approach the weigh-in with some [Read More]

The Need to Feed

The Feeder Programme is firing on all cylinders today. As I'm batch cooking like it's going out of fashion, the freezer is filling up so fast that I am forced to raid it and remove all the unwanted [Read More]

More and Moor!

Another day, another cake! Despite yesterday's bake being burnt to a crisp, my colleagues eagerly eat it without complaint. They want to know the name of my very humble offering. I find this question [Read More]

Baking Boo Boo!

Eve is coming over for dinner so it's all go in the kitchen! In my wisdom, I decide I may aswell bake Alex's birthday cake for Friday. I think I'm being eco friendly saving time and energy using the [Read More]

The Eats of Evelyn

When I was chez Auntie Sandra (she who is  famous for that 0h-so-lovely  Champion Chicken Soup,) in the mother country, I ordered Evelyn Rose's New Complete International Jewish Cookbook in an attempt [Read More]