Back to Bayleaf

Tonight I'm back at Bayleaf for another crack at the cooking class with Chef Gaurav. I'm bedazzled once again by the vast array of herbs and spices and Gaurav's kitchen wizardry. I get another step [Read More]

Time for Tea!

Tuesday is off to a great start. I'm up early enough  to throw some weights around in Kristy's early morning class and my homeless friend is up and about uber-early too, so I can give him some Pumpkin [Read More]

Into the Spin of Things

It's back at work and back to reality today after a whole 7 days of fun and frolics. It must be true what they say about absence making the heart grow fonder, because I'm genuinely excited about being [Read More]

Rock On

"Fragile" would be a good way to describe everyone this morning after the night before! We spend the morning regrouping and after lunch I take Sarah to the Rocks Markets, an unmissable treat for [Read More]

Friendship Fest

Sarah and I have a sporty start to Saturday - Sarah is swimming and I'm running rings around Sydney. You can tell Blackmore's Sydney Running Festival  is nigh because the city is experiencing a [Read More]

Hooray for the Hunter Part 2

So yesterday we left the mountains, and today we're off to the valley; the Hunter Valley to be precise! Wine country, here we come! Once again, we're following in Beverley and Joan's footsteps on our [Read More]

Back to the Smoke

It's our last day in the mountains so we make the most of the situation and squeeze in one sneaky last bushwalk. We're up earlier than ever, enjoy another of Jenny's delicious breakfasts and then [Read More]

Mountain Climbers

I'm up and out early getting me my mountain groceries and a stash of supplies for our big bushwalk today. Breakfast is a feast from Jenny's kitchen which sets up nicely for the long walk ahead. [Read More]

More Mountain Magic

Sarah and I are escaping to the country today. I'm retracing the steps that I took with Beverley and Joan last month, and heading for the Blue Mountains! I am sticking to my tried and tested mountain [Read More]

Another Day, Another Visitor

Waking up in the wee hours is turning out to be a daily occurence. The novelty has definitely worn off! I'm not sure whether tonight this is due to the lovely white wine imbibed last night, the [Read More]