Week ending Friday 27th June Do you like eating out alone? Prefer the company of at least one other? Or do you actually favour dining in a group? I like all three, but to be honest, I really enjoy visiting a restaurant all by myself. I have no doubt that some people think this is…

Week ending Friday 20th June 2025 How good is it spending quality time with the people you love! In last week’s blog, I recounted a wonderful long weekend with my three siblings. This week I’ve managed three fabulous loved-one encounters, starting with some of my best friends at our annual ‘red wine night’; then 24…

Week ending Friday 13th June 2025 Spending time with my siblings is so good! This past weekend, my two sisters and I hung out with my brother Mark, at his home in sunny Brisbane. We arrived there on Friday and didn’t fly home until Tuesday, so it was an extra-long-weekend, and we had the most…

Thursday 5th June 2025 Last Sunday morning, when I was knee deep (arm deep?) in a heap of cooking, Dave asked me, “apart from it being physically hard, do you miss being a Chef?” It was an interesting question. I really, really loved working for TAFE, not least because of the reward and satisfaction I…