February 2020: The closest to Queen we got the morning after the show. Or any time. Ah March already… last week passed by in a blur of…… Read more ““Whoops! I accidently booked us a limo!” Or tales of a middle-aged ditz.”
Category: Pop culture
The vaccine, the vomiting, The Voice and a visual disturbance.
Daily life is heading back to normal, but still a quieter normal for us, while the world is erupting. Even though COVID-19 restrictions have eased in the…… Read more “The vaccine, the vomiting, The Voice and a visual disturbance.”
April “school holidays” 2020 – Tik Tok, nature walks and essential slime
I’m loving our regular sunset walks on Red Hill. Term 2 started here in the ACT last Tuesday after a quiet and different “school holidays” which took…… Read more “April “school holidays” 2020 – Tik Tok, nature walks and essential slime”
Pre-corona era memories: George's wild night on the Gold Coast part 2 – "Saturday night – no social distancing!"
View from level 8 of Manta-on-View Hotel in Surfers Paradise Long title, but we’re in complex times. As I typed this I could hear the title as…… Read more “Pre-corona era memories: George's wild night on the Gold Coast part 2 – "Saturday night – no social distancing!"”
Cruel Summer (but there was still some fun to be had)
I don’t mind Summer but I’m always ready to say goodbye to it and move onto the next season. It’s the end of February 2020, we’re two…… Read more “Cruel Summer (but there was still some fun to be had)”
Sex and the City: Dated, or does it still have something to teach us about dating? 29 lessons from SATC
Sex and the City (SATC) turned 20 last month. Yes, I’m late to celebrate the party because, life (and the city). But I wanted to acknowledge the…… Read more “Sex and the City: Dated, or does it still have something to teach us about dating? 29 lessons from SATC”
Crockery, cake and Cartier: a very royal wedding weekend
Well “the wedding” of last weekend is over, but the honeymoon certainly isn’t. Many I’ve spoken to still admit to being in a post-wedding glow, and…… Read more “Crockery, cake and Cartier: a very royal wedding weekend”
Cocktails and dreams: back to the 80s at 88mph
As an 80s teen and someone who saw Back to the Future three times when it was first released, AT THE CINEMA, I knew Canberra’s new 80s-themed…… Read more “Cocktails and dreams: back to the 80s at 88mph”
The Alexcellent Life 