Month: September 2017

  • I’m voting for footy

    September 30, 2017
    Down to earth with a thud today, driving across town before breakfast to collect The Ballerina from a sleepover. On…

  • Homeward bound

    September 29, 2017
    Resolve Departure heralded good intentions. No champagne, no sugary post-meal treats. Instead, the flight from Brisbane to Hong Kong was…

  • Artistic endeavours

    September 28, 2017
    I'm curled up in bed with an empty teacup beside me watching Lethal Weapon. The movie could be seen as…

  • Cocktails and free-range cows

    September 27, 2017
    End of day The hotel bar has toffee walls framed by wide timber architraves. Punters sit in deep tub chairs…

  • Pushing boundaries

    September 25, 2017
    "This probably sounds terrible mum, but it tastes just like the Spaghetti Bolognese from The Gap Tavern," The Ballerina said…

  • A novel experience

    September 24, 2017
    Fat fingers... It used to be that ageing only waived at me when I looked in the mirror. Given my…