Pink Patent Mary Janes

Happy Halloween! Here are the spooky cupcakes I'm taking to the Halloween party tonight. I felt very Martha making them. The icing's...

The poor retouchers at Parade must have been twiddling their thumbs when this cover came through. I know I hark on about it regularly, but N...

I'm besotted with shades of grey in clothing and now I've found these shoes my lust is reaching obsessive levels. They're from A...

We don't do a large-scale Halloween in Aus. It's getting more popular, but many still bah humbug it as an event. But the old goth in...

When I'm in a grump there are normally a couple of things I can do to send my mood spiralling in an upwards manner. * paint my nails - i...

Is there some kind of email etiquette that I'm not party to? You know, the one where people feel they don't have to respond? It'...

My best ideas always come so late. As I was plating up the rosebud madeleines for the fete today (complete with petals and rosebuds from my ...

Must say, I've got a fondness for anyone who's inspired to knock up a lovely drink. So tonight, I'm raising my champagne flute t...

As queen procrastination of I'll-do-it-later-ville something needed to be done, simply so I could get things done. Whether it's hous...

Economies around the world ain't looking so good, so I like to do one little thing that I think can help. I shop locally. I buy my meat ...

I used to be quite the fan of Dawson's Creek. While I was always a Pacey gal, I had a soft spot for Joey. So it saddens me to see pictur...

The crazy weather's continuing here. It's only 10 degrees and my brain is bemused - it's meant to be spring, nearly summer, and ...

I do so love Gwen Stefani. Not only has she not been spotted swanning about in skinny jeans moments after her baby's birth - she's a...

Last night I went to the weirdest meeting. It was at my daughter's school and was to be attended by, I presumed, adults. However, when I...

Here in Oz, particularly in my little neck of it, the weather is a bit Courtney Love crazy. Dizzying highs inspire cooling off periods in th...

There's a fete on at my daughter's school on Sunday so I'm trying to work out what to bake for the cake stall. These fetes are m...

The key ingredient for a good night's sleep, for me, is nice, clean sheets. Sheets that are taut, fresh and untainted by even the merest...

If I were a celebrity I'd use up my 15 minutes pretty quickly. See, the thing is, I'm honest - about myself that is. Seriously, ask ...

Tomorrow night I'm going to a ball, so I'm in a Cinderella frame of mind. I've got the frock - a floor-length Wayne Cooper numbe...

Although I'm still surrounded by squalor, I have made some inroads into my post-holiday re-organisation. My bag is unpacked into piles o...