Many years ago, after the birth of my first child, I used an online grocery shopping service in Perth called Electrolley. The food was fresh but it didn’t do many deliveries to my suburb. It no longer operates and I always presumed it had been too ahead of its time. A year or so back I started to use Coles Online and have found the … Continue reading Online shopping
It’s a tough call on Sunday night with the first night of the official ratings year bound to lead to some squabbles over the remote. Seven is going for the heart-strings at 6.30pm with its special on separated conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna: the Quest for Separate Lives. Then it’s on to Airways, Bones and Castle – a pretty solid line-up. Nine’s hand is forced … Continue reading It’s time for ratings…and time to cry
While many Perth families have been obsessing over the MySchool website, this week I have been I’ve been concerned with the big issues. Such as, what is it with Perth people and trolleys? I hate having to pay to use a trolley at the airport but I am more and more inclined to support moves for a pay for use/deposit system at shopping centres. Perhaps I am more … Continue reading Trolley rage
From reality TV to harsh reality. Today I watched Inside the Firestorm, a documentary screening on the ABC on February 7 at 8.30pm, the one year anniversary of Victoria’s catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires. It was one of the most emotional docos I have seen in a long time and reduced me to tears. Knowing some of the bushfires were lit by firebugs made my husband’s blood … Continue reading Harsh reality
While on a roll, I thought it would be timely to upload a couple of snaps of one of Perth’s newest and most innovative cafes. The Greenhouse finally gives people a reason to visit St Georges Tce after working hours. No point trying to explain the concept in its entirety here when you can go to the Greenhouse website. In a nutshell, the sustainable cafe idea started in Melbourne and has … Continue reading Greenhouse a growing
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