When you finally find the perfect dinner set in the colours that match your decor... ~~~ Book mail! These all arrived on the same day this week! ~~~ What Zeus has been up to: Musing about how good life is now that he has a bed in every place he needs to go... ~~~ Joke … Continue reading The Week That Was…

Trying to squeeze as much of this in as I can between busy work days. ~~~ Joke of the week: ~~~ What Zeus has been up to: Thou shalt not eat without me... ~~~ What I've been watching: Finished the latest season of British Bake Off and now moving onto the latest season of Australian … Continue reading The Week That Was…

Winter is here and so is the cold and flu season. Too many people around me have been hit with one bug or another. I'm holding fast and so far, so good. Fingers crossed I can make it through uninfected! ~~~ What Zeus has been up to: Once again, it's a dog life, as in, … Continue reading The Week That Was…

Winter is creeping in up here in Queensland. Southerner's can mock all they like but as soon as I need to break out a throw rug... The best time of the year for reading. ~~~ Joke of the week: ~~~ What I've been watching: I'm loving this, based of course upon the novel by Sally … Continue reading The Week That Was…

It's been raining quite a bit here of late, perfect reading weather! And also, perfect weather for pot meals. I invested in a second smaller French oven, for those times when I want to use two, or make something smaller. You can never have too many French ovens...right? ~~~ What Zeus has been up to: … Continue reading The Week That Was…

We celebrated Mother's Day early last night with a gorgeous three course Italian meal. ~~~ Five years of Zeus this week. I will admit, when it was suggested that we adopt a Husky, I was sceptical, but he's been a joy since day one. ~~~ ~~~ What I've been watching: Getting Downton vibes from this... … Continue reading The Week That Was…

Life has been a hectic blur of late. Not much reading, not much writing, but a lot of gathering with friends and family. Best of all, I got to catch up after three long years with my sister, who was originally stuck in Singapore because of Covid, only to eventually return to Australia to be … Continue reading The Week That Was…

Happy Easter! I hope you are all having a joyful and bookish long weekend. As I sit here writing this, half of that bunny pictured below has already been devoured. ~~~ Joke of the week: ~~~ What Zeus has been doing: Apparently he's licensed to drive now... ~~~ What I've been reading: ~~~ Until next … Continue reading The Week That Was…

Joke of the week: ~~~ Our house is near a nature corridor, so the birdlife is plentiful, particularly the cockatoos. Normally they stick to hanging out in the trees, but this pair dropped onto the roof of the back deck for an extended visit. My son took these photos from down in the backyard, but … Continue reading The Week That Was…

It's been a minute since the last weekly update. It seems like time has sped up this last fortnight and then collided with double the amount to do. My sons had their birthdays - 16 and 18 - and a good time was had by both. My daughter turns 20 this coming Wednesday. I'm surely … Continue reading The Week That Was…