My parents are in Vietnam right now, and my Mum sent me a message saying that they met some people who are “poor and interesting” today. She also said their tour guide lamented that he knows someone who killed and ate his pet dog. They also ate pig’s armpit meat and discovered that the people [...]

I’ve been making lunches for Paul lately and I kept meaning to put the recipes online here, but forgot. So I’ll do my best from memory. Here goes. Bean salad “It’s a taste sensation!” – Spiff 2 cans cannelini beans, drained and rinsed 1 bunch flat leaf parsely, finely chopped 1 tub of dip (can’t [...]

I’ve noticed the way our cats behave around visitors is pretty interesting, so here’s a guide for any potential visitors to our place. I guess most cats don’t give a shit about visitors or much else that isn’t food. Our cats go nuts as soon as the buzzer is pressed – they run over to [...]

I’m famous! (Click to see why) Not really much of a story here. They contacted me asking if they could use my photo and I said yes. So now my photo is part of this map thing. What a wonderful world.

Now that my wedding’s all planned out, here’s my advice to other potential victims of the bridal industry: The dress: Hit the designer stores that are NOT bridal stores first. You never know what you’ll find and it could save you thousands. Don’t just look at the websites, they have plenty more in store that [...]

I was not looking forward to this excursion at all. In fact I’d been postponing it for months, even years. Jed – my maid of honour (one of two) – bravely volunteered to accompany me while we braved the world of bridal dress shopping. Having been to bridal stores before, I wasn’t in a hurry [...]