I was in a bit of a book-reading funk earlier this year. I'm not sure what put me there. Perhaps I read a few stinkers in a row; perhaps I was in a funk myself, and therefore any task to which I turned my hand (or eyes) became funky by ...
Amazing Daddy – Rachel Bright (book review)
Community service announcement: there are just two weeks and two days until Father's Day. (In Australia.) Earlier this week, I shared some of the presents we've already gotten my husband. (It's okay. No spoiler alert. He already knows.) But ...
Father’s Day simplified
This post is sponsored by Bright Star Kids. Last month, I asked my husband what he wanted for Father's Day. After careful deliberation, he turned to me and said one word. "Socks." I waited for him to elaborate, whether to add to the list of things ...
Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories – Dr Seuss (book review)
Hooray! I love Seuss! More Seuss! I was so exited when I saw Horton and the Kwuggerbug on the local bookshop shelves! But I was also wary. Needlessly, it turns out. Here are my thoughts. --- Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories ...
Singin’ in the Rain – Her Majesty’s Theatre (review)
This post is sponsored by Singin’ in the Rain and Nuffnang. Cue excitement. Cue screams. Yes, I really did scream when I was asked to review the Australian production of the musical Singin’ in the Rain. Last Friday, the hubster and I headed ...
The Day the Crayons Quit – Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers (book review)
Watch out, Hawker library. There's a new book in town. And it's rushed to claim a spot in the family favourites list. Meet The Day the Crayons Quit. --- The Day the Crayons Quit / Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins Children's ...
The Distant Hours – Kate Morton (book review)
Six years ago, a dear friend of mine (let's call her Lisa) bought me a book for my birthday. Back then, my preference was crime, biography, other non-fiction and short stories. So when I first unwrapped The Distant Hours, which was not only ...
Rudie Nudie – Emma Quay (book review)
A little over two years ago, I shared our family's favourite books. The top twelve. The shining lights in our library. The list hasn't changed much since then. It's just grown. We'd now have to add The Worst Princess, The Magic Faraway Tree ...
Maltesers Teasers vs Cadbury Mint Twirl – the choc-off
I quit chocolate last year. For a year. And HOORAY FOR ME!, because it was hard. I've reintroduced chocolate to my life, and I've done it just in time. Just in time to welcome two very new, but very dear friends to my life. Meet Teasers and ...
The week my five-year-old was my stylist (summer edition)
Last August, I let my daughter choose my outfits for a week. And, after endless whining requests to do it again, I caved in graciously opened my wardrobe to her again. Last week, my daughter chose everything I wore. Every day. From head to toe, ...