Tribute to Molly Meldrum?  No, just a lame pun of the words Fava Bean.  A few weeks back, I was doing my usual ‘Plane lands in Canberra at 6.30pm, shop for the same 10 grocery items in Dickson Woolies by 7pm’ routine when I spied ‘Fava Nuts’.  I thought ‘Hey, why not treat yourself and… Read more

…or even if you don’t, most of you will no doubt have been ‘caught in the rain’ that is blanketing the east coast of Australia. Thankfully, last week there was a brief reprieve that allowed a group of us to enjoy a picnic in New Farm Park. We were celebrating Oscar’s 7th birthday which gave… Read more

I’ve not had a lot of luck in the breakfast and brunch stakes in Brisbane so when my sister-in-law said she wanted to go out for Sunday breakfast, I was wary.  As she was staying in a hotel near Petrie Bight, I selected the Story Bridge Hotel being convenient for her to walk to and… Read more

I don’t mind a choc/mint combination but it’s not something I seek out. I’m more a gummy bear or jelly bean kind of girl. The other day I was in Canberra when a friend bought each of us a low fat sugar fix for a long afternoon meeting that lay ahead.  It was a Nestle Mint Pattie. … Read more

I had intended to post a different blog today but then I saw Anthony lying on the couch in a self induced funk.  With a sore head and hooded eyes, the haze of alcohol visibly evaporating out of his pores, how could I not write about what led to him to this and have a… Read more

MI MiCatWhen I wrote this piece a few weeks ago, the weather was mild and Moreton Island was looking forward to a busy Christmas and New Year.  Just after New Year’s Day, a devastating bushfire raged across much of Moreton.  No lives were lost, all the homes were saved but large tracts of the bush… Read more