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| Blog Tags: | expat, living in Australia, health, children, parenting, humour, stories, funny side of life, perth |
A Pom in Perth. Freelance writer. Full-time mum. Part-time blogger. Exhausted human. Writes about life, surviving kids and what it's really like to live Down Under - the good, the bad and the downright bizarre. | |
on May 22, 2013 in: photo
Recently I had what was possibly the blondest moment of my entire brunette history. With the temperatures rising (or so we thought) and Charlie resembling more Siberian Yak than perfectly groomed pooch, I booked him in for his S|S13 cut. The day...
on Mar 11, 2013
Have you, or someone you know lost a very expensive engagement ring at LAX airport a few weeks ago (Valentines Day). Mark is based in Sydney but found the ring in the seat next to him at Terminal 6 LAX while en route to New York. Please help this g...
on Aug 13, 2012
Over the years I've received a fair few comments on my blog. Most have been great, a few have cheerfully disagreed with something I've said and others raised a differing topic to debate. A small handful have, unsurprisingly in this troll-infested wor...
on Jun 15, 2012 in: pets
My first experience back in the 80’s was a relatively stress-free affair. It consisted of a plastic fish tank, a few bit of coral and Dempsey and Makepeace (Versions 1, 2 and 3). The only drama that I can recall is the day Dempsey 2 leapt out of th...
on Apr 24, 2012 in: australia, blog, economy, England, expat, pets, truth, UK
This is a one blog I've been meaning to write since we packed up our thongs, Aussie born pooch and 20 foot container of 'stuff' and waved one last goodbye to Down Under. I always meant to give an update on Life After Perth, but to make certain my ros...
on Jan 3, 2012 in: eating
What is it about the holidays and the Season of Goodwill that makes us all eat like pigs? There's certainly no other time of year when it's considered not only acceptable but practically ones civic duty to fill your cupboards with box after box of mi...
This led to a rather rapid chain of events that involved my daughter letting out a squeal of horror and disgust, my husband turning around to see what the hell was going on, the boat banging straight into the side of the river, me flying backwards in...
