The day I threw out THAT coat hanger

For my entire life (decades and decades of it), I’ve had this awful coat hanger in my wardrobe. As a kid, as a teenager, as an adult.


This awkward looking coat hanger with its double metal clips would catch on other hangers and on other clothes in my wardrobe. It never sat straight, always on an angle. . . . → Read More: The day I threw out THAT coat hanger

My vintage wedding cake

A friend of my husband, Savannah, made our wedding cake as a present for us. This incredibly talented lady runs her own cake business called Savvy Fare in Sydney, Australia. You can see more of her cakes on her Savvy Fare facebook page here.

I sent Savvy Fare examples of cakes that I liked (you can see . . . → Read More: My vintage wedding cake

Living art: succulents

I used to loathe succulents. I’m not sure why, I think one of my parents made a negative comment about a very ‘ethnic’ garden full of succulents once and I decided they were tacky. Bear in mind, we were living in a very ‘white bread’ town and it was the 1980s.

Decades later, I’m living in a . . . → Read More: Living art: succulents

The pong in the front end loader washing machine

How I fixed the really bad smell in our front end loader washing machine. . . . → Read More: The pong in the front end loader washing machine

Colour code your books

Today I Feng Shui my home office and I also colour coded my books. Despite the fact that I’m working away from my home office for the next 14 weeks, I will still need to do work after hours and on weekends.

The first time I Feng Shui-ed my office, I was amazed at how . . . → Read More: Colour code your books

The perfect Friday night in

Yesterday I found out that I’d landed a short term work contract. With a fridge full of fresh food we decided to stay in and celebrate. It was the perfect night in with all the flavours of Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Switzerland and New York. . . . → Read More: The perfect Friday night in