This weekend marked a year since Matt got down on one knee out the back of his parents’ house, while I was looking fabulously glamorous in my ugliest PJs – and asked me to marry him. I don’t know how many times I have asked him since if he is …
No matter how good you think you are at cooking, I think a cooking class from time to time is a fabulous source not only of inspiration, but of fun too!! This weekend saw my lovely friend Ruza and I hit Melbourne for a Thai cooking class. We came away …
That’s right ladies and gentleman – this new way of life is getting just a bit hard. It’s not because I’ve given up drinking Coke, which I am really proud about, or eating more green veg and less white carbs. Nope – it’s my inner voice. I thought I had …
I have never been much of a fan of planning. I used to always live my life in a chaotic fashion – convincing myself that any kind of strategy would strip my life of spontaneity and excitement. I’m here to tell you that planning does not make life boring. It …
It’s 36 degrees here in Adelaide today and we really thought we might just stay in our room and enjoy the air-conditioning. But, one of the things we had planned to do during our stay was go to Hahndorf – in the Adelaide Hills. So, I dragged Matt out of …
I decided that it’s time my gorgeous fiancée had some new clothes – but it turns out that of all the things we could have done on holidays – for Matt, shopping was one of the least exciting things to do. Men! Honestly! Shopping is cool! See, I was having …
Today started at 4am this morning. Matt headed straight for the kettle and I went for the shower. Ever since we met, Matt has always made me coffee in the morning. It’s a simple gesture – but I just love it, especially on days like today when we were both …
Well I certainly got my Christmas wish this year – and that was for my family to come together and to have a really nice time together. A lot of work goes into hosting Christmas lunch and it was done in fine style at my brother’s house. His girlfriend, Ash, …
If there was ever a challenging week when it comes to food – this one was it! Our office has been bombarded by gifts containing the very best chocolate money can buy – for me, Ferrero Rocher and Lindt balls of chocolatey goodness all count in that category. My finacee and …
Food brings people together at Christmas time – but the thing my mother is passionate about when it comes to spreading festive cheer is lights. Hundreds and thousands of fairy lights!! Now this is no small fetish. She starts in June of each year decorating the inside of her windows …