How to walk up hills: tips for the athletically challenged
I read somewhere that it takes 40 days to create a habit. Probably bullcrap. (In fact it’s apparently more like 66, according to this…
Love the boobs you’re with: a response
Champagne Carolyn wrote a terrific article the other day on her magnificent and lovely, lady lumps. It’s been percolating in my brain ever since and…
Musings on friendship
We have just spent two beautiful weeks on Stradbroke Island, in Moreton Bay off Brisbane. We make the trek over the water every year….
Up the garden path: my kitchen garden
I have a dream. A dream that one day the family and I will have a highly productive kitchen garden. We’ll ramble around in…
Liar, liar, pants on fire
This post was born when I decided to write a post about the joys of red lipstick. Well, it’s funny how things happen and…
Chicken stock for the soul
I’ve been wallowing in a bit of a funk for the last few days. So I decided, as I do when I’m wallowing, to…
Warm couscous salad
Up until a few years ago, I wasn’t a big fan of couscous. In fact, it seemed to me a superfluous, tasteless carb that…
Chia up: benefits of chia seeds in your diet
I’m not a complete health freak but I do like to incorporate a variety of colourful, unprocessed and generally worthy foods into my (and…
Muffin matters: a basic sweet muffin recipe for any occasion
Over the years I’ve built up a little cache of base recipes that can be changed depending on what withered scraps you have in…