Cleaning Day. Our cleaner arrives and departs sometime during the day and we come home to a house that’s spick and span. We communicate via little notes. It’s like the elves have been.

The parentals are both turning 65 this year. So a family party is in order. There’s been much discussion over what to do, where to do it and who should participate. My suggestion was lunch at the restaurant at Mitchelton Winery. But it looks like I’ve been gazumped by the popular vote for Euroa’s ‘Jumping [...]

So, I’m Princess Apostrophe, eh? Hummphhff. Well, I LIKE a strong, well placed, shapely apostrophe. I think it’s a good thing. So there.

The suburb I live in is changing. It’s an incremental change so the neon vibrancy of the Vietnamese community and culture remains strong. But every now and then I notice another restaurant or grocery store or hair dresser (complete with a fascinating array of hair products) or even clothes store (at The Crib you can [...]

“See ya – I’m going for a solarium”, said a colleague, literally sprinting out the door. I’m a person who spends her life mostly hiding out from the sun’s burning rays because I can’t tan and I’m also a complete novice when it comes to fake alternatives. Still, I thought you went to the solarium. [...]