OUR 6TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 10 August 2015 in Anniversary, LOVE, Romantic dates

Yesterday, I realised, with a start, that Chris and I have been together for half my life.  Married for 6 years, but have spent about half our life dating. I think almost all of my memories involve him in the picture, since it’s not like early...

HAPPY 50th, SINGAPORE! 9 August 2015 in Living in... Singapore

Today is Singapore’s 50th birthday, and today is also the first time I’ve really taken interest in National Day. Partly because I haven’t lived here for many years; partly because my kids were a bit young in previous years to appreciate it (and it’s...

SWITZERLAND: a weekend away in Lucerne 7 August 2015 in Eurotrip, HOLIDAYS, Switzerland

As someone that doesn’t know how to appreciate architecture and buildings (just don’t care about it, not that I dislike it), I was pretty wow’d with the town of Lucerne – a Swiss town that we did a road trip to over the weekend.  ...

CARTER TURNS 3! 5 August 2015 in Birthdays, Carter, Carter's progress, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE

Our baby wombat turns THREE years old today!  He’s one of the cheeriest and most stubborn 3 year olds I know – with a knack to frustrate and an even greater knack to charm. He truly has a heart of gold. Nothing makes him...

SWITZERLAND: farms take on a whole new level in this co... 3 August 2015 in Eurotrip, HOLIDAYS, Switzerland

This Swiss really know how to impress. We thought we’d be visiting a pokey little farm, with some animals wandering around that we could pet. As it turns out, Juckerhof (or Jucker Farm) is a lot more than that.   For starters, we were pretty...