Kids on the coast

I never had headlice as a kid, neither did my husband, and neither had anyone in our families. In fact, I was secretly hoping that somehow we had bred genetically superior children whose hair repelled lice on contact. Read more

Like every busy mum, I appreciate a good tip. I don't mean Runyerlegzoff in Race 5 at Randwick this Saturday (although if for some reason you actually do know who's going to win anything, please feel free to let me know).  Read more

You know that Bryan Ferry song, "Let's Stick Together"? (Oops, showing my age again.) I recently discovered that the line in the middle verse, just before "come on now baby, give our love a try", wasn't what I always used to sing: "you men are wishy-walla 'til they wear a tie". No, it's actually: "you never miss your water 'til your well is dry". Hard to believe, I know, especially since most men do look nicer, and rather less wishy-walla, whatever that is, if they're wearing a bit of patterned silk courtesy of Hugo Boss or Armani around their neck. And a clean shirt. But, as usual, I digress. Read more