Category: Holidays
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Everyone Needs A Token Baby Jesus At Christmas
I’ve got earache. The Princess was too mature to adorn the silly moustache. Obviously, mine is real! It’s either payback for jumping into the pool for that revitalising swim on Christmas Day, (sometime between dessert and cheese), to celebrate the end of a glorious lunch that finally made it to the table in spite of…
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We’re Lucky Enough To Be Holidaying With Our Parents
It’s family holiday time and no, I never did manage to lose the three kilos I needed to semi-confidently wear my swimsuit in public. I wish I could savour this feeling of excitement and anticipation that I always experience in the weeks leading up to a holiday; that is, before we go. Before I remember the…
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Dressing The Christmas Tree, With A Little Help From Captain Morgan
After twenty-one years of being forced to compromise my artistry and stem my superior creativity when I am forced to dress the Christmas tree with the kids, I’ve finally found the solution of how not to give a shit. Decorating A Christmas Tree With Tinsel, Balls And A Ribbon Drink copious amounts of Captain Morgan…
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My Top 3 TV Series For The Holidays
With the holidays looming tantalisingly closer, what better way for life’s real achievers (such as myself) to waste our hard-earned free time than by watching back-to-back series on Netflix? Personally, I find a lot of the answers to life’s problems from tv. At the moment, my top 3 series of choice are Mad Men, Friday…
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European Food Porn
Of course, the really sexy hero of my recent trip to Europe was the food. If you’re a pig foodie like me, you wouldn’t automatically think of the UK as a foodie haven, but France would certainly be up there, pretty close to the top of your list. Let me tell you, though, the Brits…
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Spa-ing With Your Mates
Very serious ‘muffin top’ discussion in the hot tub I’ve never been the spa-ing type, like I imagine the majority of middle-aged women would be, given the chance. The whole ‘beauty-thing’ has always bored me. It kills me to have to sit in a hairdresser’s chair for two hours of torture to get my hair…
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Family Dysfunctionality London-Style
It’s difficult to know where to begin on the subject of the dysfunctional extravaganza that was my father’s 70th birthday. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/143071198 Do I start with my brother’s baby, who chose that particular moment to begin his long and arduous entrance into the world? Or the grumpy hernia that threatened to erupt and thwart the enjoyment…
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Middle Aged Mini Breaks, Romance and Getting The Mojo Back In Your Marriage
The old man and I braved a mini break last weekend. All long relationships need a little bit of TLC occasionally. Hardy’s Bay Wharf – It doesn’t get much more idyllic. Somehow we managed to trick some good friends into the offer of a weekend at The Block in exchange for the protection of our…
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Teenage Truanting – 10 Ways You Could Deal With It
Sebastion by▲SBJØRN found on http://www.flickr.com I’ve sensed a collective sigh of relief on the Internet over the last few days as we parents approach the end of the fucking long school holidays. Which are, frankly, four weeks too long. Even Kurt appears eager to get back to school. Now. Today. Or at least until term begins.…
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School Holidays And Thinking About Wine A Lot
The Joys of Cooking by Bucky Schwarz found on http://www.flickr.com Now I’m not one to complain (!), but IT IS week four of both school holidays and the old man’s annual holiday from work. And my living area appears to have been redistributed to accommodate that surplus of testosterone and morphed into a man shed.…
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Road Tripping Dysfunctional Family-Style – Moments In Time
Moments. Life is about experiencing ‘moments’ in time, but even more importantly, it’s about being able to recognize them as precious moments and to fully appreciate them for what they are. Even the simplest moments. Such as the first time someone you cared about told you how much they loved you, or the first time…
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