Movie - Incendies

Really, really enjoyed this one - just go with it!

Movie - Babies

This is a lovely movie with brilliant cinematography and many priceless moments - and a great movie to watch when you are not up for following complicated plots or reading subtitles.

5 more books...

Here are some more books I have read and enjoyed lately (there have been a few books I wouldn't bother recommending to anyone!). There have been others, most notably "Freedom" by Joseph Franzen, that I have enjoyed and passed on to others.

I had never read Tolstoy before but thought I should make the effort, especially after hearing that Richard Flanagan reads Anna Karenina every couple of years! I was surprised to find I really enjoyed it and wasn't a slog as I had feared! The Agassi autobiography is a great read highly recommended for anyone who follows tennis. Death of River Guide is brilliant...but I had already decided I would love it before I picked it up!

Bob Brown

My man crush, Bob, in Rosalie, Brisbane today.

Queensland politics is going to get even more interesting with the looming State Election.

Wedding Fever

Yes I am the Aunty responsible for encouraging all things Princessy....

7 random facts released out into the universe

Deb from Cooking Up A Storm in a Teacup has very generously bestowed upon me a "Versatile Blogger Award"! The rules of the award are to share seven facts about myself and to pass the award on to someone else. I'm going to tag Ness and Handmade Romance, if they would like to play.

1. My Grade 8 History teacher, Miss Yanardasis, inspired me to adopt the peculiar habit of writing the letter "R" as a capital even when it really should be in lower case.

2. My "spiritual home" is Tasmania.

3. I own a spinning wheel and used to spin wool...but I am thinking of selling it as it is too darn hot up here for spinning.

4. I am very good at reading maps.

5. I love brightly patterned vintage tins or containers.

6. My favourite chocolate is too close to call, but would have to be between the "mud cake" and "caramel love" at Chocolate To Die For in Adelaide St, Brisbane.

7. The strangest book I own is "The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie".

Aunty Rel lets loose with camera

Aren't they just the most gorgeous kids?! I'm a lucky Aunty.