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I must admit, in recent years, I'd forgotten the joy of witty banter. I remember it from years ago, from school: the fast retorts int...

I usually have a bit of a dilemma around Australia Day as I like fireworks, but hate the unAustralian behaviour that manifests itself amon...

It's been a couple of years since my last Christmas tree - last year we were in Seville, and the year before, with Mum galavanting off ...

I haven't written an update on Mum's garden in quite a while. Things have happened and the garden has rippled through the phases of...

I spent the last week cat-sitting up near Joondalup and was delighted to discover that the Textile Traders up that end of the world was hav...

The renovation of the family beach shack has meant that we've ended up at Ikea on more than one occasion. If not buying various bits ...

17 July 2012 My week touring the Greek islands didn't feel complete without a visit to Delos, one of the small islands off Mykonos...

A screening of Verdi's opera Aida was showing at Luna Palace this past weekend, and with Mum keen to see it, we wandered down to Freman...

19 August 2011 Blenheim Palace has always intrigued me, and so one August weekend C and I decided to make a trip up to Oxford and spen...

For me, The Merry Widow is an operetta anchored in fashion history. The title role was once played by Lily Elsie (not Rachel Weisz) and her...