Whinge, whinge, whinge … we’ll all be rooned!
I sing in the car. Nothing special about that you might think. Lots of people sing in the car. But I drive a convertible, and I don’t sound like Amy Winehouse. As a matter of …
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A star team will always beat a team of stars
I wonder how Matt Giteau and James O’Connor feel right now. It’s no secret I’m not (and never have been) Quade Cooper’s biggest fan. As a matter of fact I’m right at the top of …
Five year olds – friend or harsh critic???
It’s school holidays in NSW, so once again I’m trying to work with a five year old hanging around. He’s a lovely kid, but now that my own children have grown up I thought I’d …
Is an appendectomy now scheduled as preventative surgery?
I’m sitting here in Sydney while my daughter is hospital in London, waiting on surgery. And I don’t even know what for! This is torture for a mother. My baby (all right, she’s 22 and …
It’s winter and I’m cold
I’m living with the heater nazi. Doc, as I’m my partner will henceforth be known in this blog, doesn’t feel the cold, so doesn’t think anybody else should either. Everytime I put the heater on …
Living together and the art of compromise … or not
It’s 3am and I’m sitting up in bed with my computer. I can’t sleep. I’m back in my old house, the kids are out and everything’s quiet. It’s just me and Gypsy, the cat, who’s …