Festive Seaside
There seems to be a bit of an urban myth that all Australians spend Christmas at the beach. Well that…
Twenty Sixteen
Christmas 2016 was spent at home; along with a few years in between, we only spend Christmas in Melbourne sporadically…
Finding Fifty
So, how do we change our life? We can talk about it (a lot) sing about it (thanks Little Mix)…
The Christmas Jumper
This brings me to the rather recent (and quite alarming) trend of the Christmas jumper. I’m really not sure where…
A Very Scandinavian Christmas
My husband and I had up and left Australia to live in the UK in the 1990’s and during this…
An English Christmas
My grandmother loved roses, lots of them. At Christmas time her garden was awash with their heavenly scent and on…
A magical minute
Christmas is my favourite time of the year and I never miss a magical minute. I hope you have all…
The Pomander
Another Christmas ritual I remember fondly as a child was making pomanders. I suspect that most people don’t even know…
The Perfect Decoration
It has to be said that the Christmas tree is a wondrous thing. It has the ability to transform you….
Four For The Road
Last chance to get 10% off my new book “Four For the Road”! Place your order now in time for…