A (roughly) weekly maybe monthly round-up of what’s got in my head, up my nose and in my heart. THE GOOD Please allow me one vainglorious moment to gloat about being placed in the Eat Drink Blog Writing Competition 2014 for Australian food bloggers. Who would have thought? I share the podium with two super food-savvy… Continue reading The good, the bad and the brilliant [ 27 September 2014 ]
Being fifty-something, I’m a terrier when it comes to a gift-giving mission. I love to stick to my guns and, in this year of buying nothing new, it’s more critical than ever. With my great niece Miss E’s fifth birthday looming I was keen to find a suitably “ethical” gift for her. I’d set a… Continue reading DIY Terrarium … the gift that keeps on growing
Being fifty-something, I seem to be attending funerals with unsettling frequency. The generation that went before is moving on, one by one. So I’m feeling qualified to make this personal observation. Those slideshows of photographs they show at funerals are growing on me. More and more, I look forward to the moment when everyone in… Continue reading On funeral slideshows
Being fifty-something, I’ve seen the rise and fall of many a fad “super food”. It seems that just as I’m ready to surrender to a culinary trend, a barrage of de-bunking articles hits the interwebs and I’m left with a not-so-super food to contemplate. Not so with kale. It seems to be standing the test of time. I’ve… Continue reading Kale Puttanesca (when life hands you kale)
Being fifty-something, it’s no surprise to learn that (according to a recent survey) Australians aged 55-59 years are the most satisfied with their careers, with three in four (76%) claiming to be “very happy” or “happy” with their work life. Hell, yeah. “This suggests that experience in the workforce can amplify happiness. It’s also likely that… Continue reading If you’re happy and you know it
being fifty-something 