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    Vampire skin and raspberry meringues

    What to do in the school holidays on a day off from work? The 11-year-old son formerly known as Spider Boy was annoyed that he had to…… Read more “Vampire skin and raspberry meringues”

    April 27, 2019 by alexcellent

    Summer Retrospective – birthdays, beaches, green thumbs and too much leg.

    Hello! Well we’re well into nearly at the end of March now and that means we’re well overdue for the Alexcellent Summer Retrospective. But hey, this is Canberra…… Read more “Summer Retrospective – birthdays, beaches, green thumbs and too much leg.”

    March 24, 2019March 24, 2019 by alexcellent

    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”

    July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 by alexcellent

    Autumn highlights

    How is it already nearly the middle of 2018! It is already the third day of Winter as I write this, a Sunday morning, and outside my…… Read more “Autumn highlights”

    June 3, 2018April 26, 2019 by alexcellent

    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”

    May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 by alexcellent

    Shocking savage seagulls of Sydney the sequel: Mothers’ Day – away with the birds

    Imagine the title of this post being spoken in the kind of voice typically heard in a horror movie trailer.  Maybe with some chilling, high-pitched, psycho violins…… Read more “Shocking savage seagulls of Sydney the sequel: Mothers’ Day – away with the birds”

    May 18, 2018April 16, 2019 by alexcellent

    Summer 2017/18

    While I was thinking about blogging, but not blogging, here’s the summer life we were living in Summer 2017/18. Click on the pics to read the captions.

    May 14, 2018April 15, 2019 by alexcellent

    Where have I been? Where am I going?

    Do you know that slightly trepidatious feeling you may sometimes get when you’re about to see someone you haven’t seen for a long time? Would you recognise…… Read more “Where have I been? Where am I going?”

    May 14, 2018May 15, 2018 by alexcellent

    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”

    November 26, 2017 by alexcellent

    Focus Schmocus

    Where has the year gone? I ask myself every year at about this time. I was just reading my most recent blog post (apart from the Angelina…… Read more “Focus Schmocus”

    November 11, 2017 by alexcellent

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