Sam and I are leaving today for a holiday. We are spending the week at MacMaster’s for lots of beach, walks, books, BBQs and Carcassonne.
When we planned our holiday, we didn’t realise that it would fall on either side of New Year’s Eve, so it will be the first time we celebrate the new year [...]

An update on banana bread:
I tried Bill Granger’s recipe (thanks Soph) – it turned out reasonably well, except I didn’t bake it for long enough and the centre was a little mushy.
But after reading my post, my friend Em presented me one evening, when we were over at her place for dinner, with a loaf [...]

I heard light knocking on my door this morning while I was alone, washing my hair.
At first I ignored it, hoping the salesperson would take the hint and go away, until the knocking became pounding, then a loud banging, more insistent and rapid by the second. Annoyed, I quickly changed, wrapped my hair in the [...]

Unread and waiting on my bookshelf:
The Gathering by Anne EnrightThe Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark HaddonMrs Dalloway by Virginia WoolfAtonement by Ian McEwanPierced for our Transgressions by Jeffery, Ovey & sachThe Infinite Plan by Isabelle AllendeThe Nanny Diaries by Nicola Kraus and emma McLaughlinAbout [...]

I’m preaching at 11pm tonight at Church, as well as for the next two weeks on Sunday nights on 2 and 3 John. Drop in if you’re around the area. I’m really excited about the parts of the word I’m going to be opening up. God is very kind in what he has written for [...]

The Great Big Glorious Big for Girls by Rosemary Vine and Sarah Davidson.
I almost bought this as a Christmas present for someone while at Dymocks yesterday. The girl’s version of the Dangerous Book for Boys, it’s full of great things to do with your daughter, like making daisy chains, baking cakes, having tea parties, sewing [...]

I turned 25 on Friday.
The day passed with much celebration as I did all the things I’m not supposed to – eating sausage rolls for breakfast, drinking cold beer with lunch, betraying an uncanny knowledge of all the words and actions to the Spice Girls’ Stop at the work Christmas party.
Sam and I had agreed [...]

The team I’m currently working with loves office-bonding games and activities. So far we’ve had:
“Guess the baby” competition – everyone brings in their baby photo and they all get displayed on a wall, then we have to guess who is who;A staff cookbook, filled with recipes from everyone on the team;Trivia quizzes;An internal newsletter which [...]

I want to make some this week. Does anyone have a good recipe?
I’ve tried one from Marie Claire’s Kitchen and was disappointed with the result – too cakey and tasteless. I’ve been searching the net and banana bread recipes seem to vary widely in their ingredients.
Anyone have one that makes moist, really tasty and bready [...]

Update: I ended up buying a new dress for the function on Friday, a $60 strapless, black and orange dress that draped all the way down to my feet. Sam said it looked hot, so I was satisfied.
The night itself was…okay.
I arrived at the Luna Park venue, ready to be all sparkly and witty, but [...]