FICTION One by one, they dropped like flies. Snot streaming, bones aching and hyena-like coughs. The upside? The deathly quiet that descended while the whole house slept on beds, couches and mattresses on the floor. The other upside? The brain fog and lergy masked her normal anxious...
I'd been crying, she was tired, and neither of us wanted to join the day. Teething baby, school reports, headaches, back pain, kindergarten. I said hello, the baby smiled back, and the conversation began. I calmed down, she relaxed, we talked. Not for long, not about much but...
I’ve always been fascinated by the royal family, so ‘Lady in Waiting My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconner,’ jumped out at me as I went wandering through the library isles. Not least because the front cover photo is Anne...
[caption id="attachment_2709" align="alignnone" width="197"] Book review Your own kind of girl by Claire Bowditch[/caption] Claire Bowditch’s book Your Own Kind of Girl made me laugh and cry. It is very honest and quite raw in its writing. It would have been challenging to write it, to...
Kieran Elliot made a mistake that he can’t take back and his mistake isn’t the only one washing ashore in Evelyn Bay. The sleepy seaside town that is the childhood home of The Survivors, Kieran, Ash, Sean, Olivia and their families has them frozen, unable to...
I took to Fran and her vintage wedding gown shop, The Whispering Dress, the minute I saw The Perfect Dress on BorrowBox. I was looking for a light read and I found Francesca Delany, who travels the country with her faithful assistant Mick searching for...
School Holidays are like being between the devil and the deep blue sea. You long for the school term to end and for the carefree days devoid of structure to begin but two weeks of kids mess, ‘I’m bored’ and ‘what are we doing today?'...
The world is full of new places to eat, play, stay, here are three new adventures. Tweed businesswoman Megan Gardner has started a glamping venture The Hideaway at Cabarita Beach which is great because according to Tourism Research Australia data 5.59 million overnight camping trip in 2017. On the edge...
Runyon Canyon – 10 km Runyon Canyon trail walk Walking Runyon Canyon at the foothills of Hollywood is like dog central, pets and people are everywhere. Free yoga classes in the park, stroller friendly paths, challenging climbs, labyrinths, and the superbloom on the sidehills are all part of the 10 plus kms...
Once upon a time, there was a very dull, downtown LA. Hit the Los Angeles business district and heart centre today, and you’ll find small hives of diverse dining and entertaining emerging from the concrete jungle, there’s been a reinvention of downtown and tourists and locals are loving it...