Recently, my extremely excellent parents came up to Sydney for my birthday, and very generously offered to look after the munchkins so hubster and I could have a night away. Well we grabbed that with both hands and booked ourselves into the Swissotel Sydney. Smack bang in the centre of the city shopping precinct. Here is my lovely hubster at one of our favourite cafes, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
What to wear to a high tea
I like to think of a high tea as a great excuse to dress up and have a girly get-together. Or, more recently, an excellent way to enjoy luxurious surrounds and a more formal dining environment with my kids. I've indulged in two wonderful high teas in the last few months. The first was to meet up with a beautiful group of blogging friends. We had been studying … [Read more...]
How to survive the last week of the school holidays
Well here we are. Only one week until the kids will be back at school. How have the holidays been for you? Are you revelling in the time with the kids, each day more fun than the last? Or perhaps you started strongly, but your enthusiasm is waning. Hopefully it hasn't been a hard slog from go to whoa. Christmas was in Melbourne for us. All our family is there, so it's a good … [Read more...]


