Before we left for Australia we made a little extravagant purchase that is seriously the best thing EVER! We have a TiVo Premiere! This is how the box looks – We had a bit of drama leading up to being able to use this though. Being Miss Organized 2010 meant that of course, I had…
Category: Life in New York
In an emergency…
As a news addict, when breaking news happens I have a routine of checking out all of the places where I can find out what, when, where, who and why. Last weekend when the car bomb in Times Square was discovered, we were safe at home and I got the first alert at about 7.00pm…
Stitching the night away
Sally and Steph were last night conversing on Twitter about their knitting projects – with winter starting in Melbourne, it is perfect! I’m not a knitter but I wish I was going to be at morning tea in the library to check out their projects! Spooky thing is, when I was back in Melbourne, I…
Black Iris on DeKalb
With this disgusting humidity the last thing I felt like doing tonight was anything to do with dinner. We don’t have our air conditioner installed yet and despite Bill going out on an urgent trip to Bed, Bath and Beyond to buy a fan to tide us over through these few days, the fan just…
Open House – tour our apartment!
I have finally got the time to do the video tour of the new apartment and share some photos of our new neighbourhood. To say we love the place is an understatement. The apartment is roomy, renovated and so quiet. Stepping out into our street in the morning is a pleasure – no crazy taxis…
Easter 2010
Easter has been truly magnificent! One huge difference with Easter here in comparison to Australia is there are no public holidays. But one beautiful aspect that I love, is that the new life meaning of Easter really exists with the start of Spring. Everywhere you go, blossom is out, twigs on trees are sprouting –…
Ol’ faithful
The rain and wind in the city this morning were horrendous. Even with an umbrella it didn’t make a difference – I was still soaked by the time I got to work. The main thing that worried me was my umbrella. The wind was bad and I was petrified it was going to snap. As…
Nurse Jackie OVERLOAD
There is a Showtime series called Nurse Jackie. I have never watched it but every day I am subjected to the overload of advertising of this show on the trains. Last night on the train the whole carriage was covered in the syringe and pill filled posters – they are everywhere and they are so…
The Brooklynite Update
Yay! We have a gorgeous little nest to call our home in the most delightful neighbourhood ev-er. I must seriously be the luckiest girl on the planet because Bill has been awesome putting up with all my psychoness during the move. On move day my throat started playing up and I was a miserable Jenelle…
Barassi becomes a (NY) Magpie
Back in December I was fortunate enough to be part of a small reception that was held at the Australia Consulate in Midtown for Ron Barassi who was doing a tour of the USA. Ron Barassi is an Australian football legend. You can read more about him here. He told some great anecdotes (with lots…