Author: Jenelle

As ANZAC Day draws near… it was time to bake some Anzac Biscuits. Yum! Of course, it is a bit more difficult as one must source golden syrup and the oats here seem ‘bigger’ but they turned out nice and chewy.. even though they aren’t that flat! Here they are before baking – And here…

Friday night started off perfectly well – we upgraded from Filet-O-Fish Friday’s to actually eating at a seafood restaurant. As Bill is a much more devout blogger than I am when it comes to eating at restaurants, you can check out his review of our dinner at the lovely Mermaid Inn here. Saturday was one…

I cannot tell you all how much it is breaking my heart to be missing the Melbourne Sound Relief concert today. One thing I knew I would miss about Melbourne and I miss like crazy is the live music. Always seeing Mark Seymour and Diesel, paying $20 to get in, sweating it out in a…

Qantas has had mega sales on this week for travel from the USA to Australia. One of my greatest ever fears about moving over here to live is that Collingwood would make it to the Grand Final and I would be stuck here. My thinking is, I’d rather be there and see us lose rather…

One novelty of being an Australian in America is that when it is your birthday you basically get two days of “Happy Birthday!” messages. Last year my birthday was crazy – I had my green card interview the day before and then I was given a surprise party (still cannot believe I did not even…

Tonight I was required to work as it was our March Reception at the Consulate. Much like the many ALIA events held in the past, this involves name tags, finger food and lots of people networking. The consulate has some stunning views of Manhattan with the Monash Room looking right over Grand Central Station and…

To say things have been crazier than ever lately would be somewhat of an understatement. My blog has bore the brunt of this but over the next few posts – you’ll clearly understand why! I realise that I still haven’t posted about Christmas. Or Australia Week. Or anything in general… granted winter in New York…

I am a subscriber so I feel I am entitled to a rant. This weeks New York magazine contains the most pretentious load of crud I have read in a long time. The Spring Fashion issue includes a less-than-flattering photo shoot of Kate Moss and then the following examples of content that had me nearly…

With the bushfires in Victoria, the past week has been frantic and full of mixed emotions. Seeing the images and reading the stories of what was happening was devastating. By Monday lunchtime we had set up a fund at work to accept tax-deductible donations for those in the United States which we would that pass…

I didn’t have time to make breakfast this morning – but look at what I can get at the deli across the road. Cereal and milk for $2.25! And the best thing is… it is the absolute perfect amount of milk. I first fell in love with these cereal and milk breakfasts-on-the-go that are available…