Monthly Archives: June 2013

Broady Burgers

This: Plus this: Equals perfection. After lazing around on Sunday watching Summer Heights High and willing ourselves to feel better we dragged our sorry asses to the Broad Arrow Tavern for some sustenance. Broad Arrow is a whopping 38km north … Continue reading

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Bruce Bogtrotter’s Chocolate Cake

Bruce Bogtrotter is the poor sod who’s made to eat the entirety of a ridiculously huge chocolate cake by the evil Miss Trunchbull in Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ (click here to see the stomach churning scene from the movie). When I … Continue reading

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South Pacific corporate power dressing

My sister and brother-in-law have moved to Samoa. My sister has quickly become the foremost authority on South Pacific corporate power dressing (I know this because I’ve seen photos of others trying to nail it and nail it they don’t) … Continue reading

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Years from now, I think will look back on my mid-twenties as being simultaneously the most capable and inept period of my life. Some days I feel grown up; I’ve paid a bill on time or remembered to take out … Continue reading

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Winter Weekend 2

We arrived back at the house with enough food and drink to sink a battleship. The mini golfers were set up at the table playing cards. Bec, having sorely lost that afternoon, was regretting the ‘I had fun at Esperance … Continue reading

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Winter Weekend 1

Last weekend The Crew and I headed to Esperance for a blustery winter weekend of beach walks with pink cheeks, roasting marshmallows on an open fire and swilling red wine over intelligent conversation. We arrived late on Friday night, stoked … Continue reading

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The best worst time we went for ice cream

I had to share this. Have you ever seen a family less impressed to be dining out on delicious sundaes? That’s me in the front with the fringe and the banana split. The year was 1997 and my mother, sister … Continue reading

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