Month: September 2012

  • In for a win and a place…

    [Picture: Google Images] I am one of the last of the big time gamblers. NOT. The ten bucks I usually spend on The Melbourne Cup in November is the full extent of gambling I ever do. And that’s more about having a bit of fun with friends in Cup Lunch sweep then any desire to […]

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    Music for Monday…

    I’ve always been a small-town girl. I like to think it’s the permanent imprint of New Zealand sending my heart a little reminder of where I came from every now and then. So I guess it must seem odd that this small-town girl lives in the bustling city – albeit in the heart of suburbia […]

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    The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth…

    Oh help me, God. I spent the last afternoon of child-free bliss (school holidays are now officially on) doing a bit of shopping. More specifically some clothes shopping – for me – something I haven’t done in a long time. Tomorrow night I’m going out with the girls so I thought I’d head on up to […]

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    Music for Monday….

    This is what Relaxed Man looks like: Note the three day growth and the ease with which he is smiling. There’s no stress there, baby.   Yes, our Provider is back, filled with tales of fishing adventure and life with 11 other blokes out on the open seas. From all accounts the fishing was fantastic, […]

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    I should be reading the morning papers right now…

    It’s Sunday morning and I’m up already, showered, dressed and breakfasted. And all before 7.30am. This, I might add, is a VERY rare occurrence for a Sunday. The ONE day I get to sleep in. The reason for this? We have Son#2’s rugby presentation day at 10am but first, I have to drive for an […]

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  • The Main Man…

    If I was a cynic, I’d swear that The Provider planned this passage of events all along to limit the amount of damage I might do this week! Because he’s away. Fishing with the boys off the Top End somewhere and undoubtedly having the time of his life. Which will have to pause for a […]

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    Music for Monday…

    Looking around my neighbourhood this morning, it is pretty obvious that spring has sprung. Garden beds are groaning with bright coloured flowers, clipped hedges are green and lush, trees covered in new buds are sprouting new tufts of colour. It was a perfect morning for Spencer and I to set off for a morning walk […]

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    Gone fishing…

    Source: The Age After months of waiting, that person reeling it in will soon be The Provider. Around this time tomorrow, he will be living his version of Bloke’s Paradise: a fishing rod in hand, a cold beer in the other, all the time in the world and plenty of other mates alongside to discuss […]

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    Real men don’t eat quiche…

    What a thankless task cooking the family meal can be sometimes. Know what I mean? When I was growing up, you generally weren’t given a choice about what was for dinner. Mum had the one meal organised for everyone and that was pretty much that. If you didn’t like it, you had to lump it […]

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    Music for Monday…

     If you are lucky, there may be a time during your children’s sporting lives when they are part of a team who manage to win a premiership. They will have played their hearts out all season, survived the do-or-die rounds of quarter and semi-finals, and gone on to reign victorious in the grand final. The cups […]

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Hi, I’m Sarah!

Former wild-child of the 80’s, classic rock fan and loyal friend to a particularly awesome group of people. Forever planning to write more. Fervently wishes she lived at the beach. Loves the mighty All Blacks. Rather partial to a cheeky glass of red.

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