by Hannah on October 31, 2011
I believe we last left Moruya when Fi, Dan, Andy and I were celebrating our choir’s first performance by indulging in glorious ice cream (no matter what was said in the comments, I still maintain that rainbow paddlepops beat chocolate paddlepops forever). As we meandered back to our hotel, we decided that it was imperative [...]
by Hannah on October 29, 2011
My heart is feeling a little low on pizzazz today. In fact, if the doctor who analyses my blood test results next week decides to scan for pizzazz levels, she might find it necessary to prescribe three bags of sour cola gummies to cheer me up. You see, it was my grandmother’s funeral yesterday, and [...]
by Hannah on October 28, 2011
I woke up on Saturday morning to find a note on the table from Fi (“Gone swimming!”) and a shaky feeling of surrealism as I relived, in my mind, the events of the day before. Before I could get too caught up in trembling thoughts, though, the day was off and running and I was [...]
by Hannah on October 26, 2011
Before I say anything else, I have to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness and support in response to my grandmother passing away. I had no idea, when I wrote that post, how quickly I would find myself enveloped in words of support and sympathy, through your comments, texts, calls, [...]
by Hannah on October 24, 2011
I had last Friday all planned out. I was going to get up early and go to work for five hours. I was then going to head over to my parents’ house with my friend Fi. At 2pm, my parents were going to drive the four of us to the coast for the Moruya Jazz [...]
by Hannah on October 23, 2011
It’s time to announce the winner of my Baked and Delicious Subscription Giveaway. Huzzah! I had a grand old time reading your entry-answers to the question of what your favourite muffin flavour is, because my nights have been filled with dreams of inventive muffin-y deliciousness ever since. (Actually, that’s not quite true. The other night [...]
by Hannah on October 21, 2011
I’m in awe. I’m in awe, and I’m grateful, and I’m bubbling with delight. Would you like to know why? (No, the universe didn’t drop a round-the-world plane ticket into my lap, although Qantas did inform me today that I have enough Frequent Flyer points for a one-way trip to New York. One-way. Yeah, thanks [...]
by Hannah on October 19, 2011
Setting: Smurf House Time: 10pm Cast: Hannah and E.TeacherLord [phone rings] Hannah: Hello? E.Teacherlord: Hey, Hannah! How are you going? H: E.TeacherLord! Hiya! I’m well; exhausted from work craziness, but generally good. And you? E: Pretty beat too. I’ve been getting to bed at 1am and getting up at 6am, trying to get this [bureaucratic [...]
by Hannah on October 17, 2011
Almost exactly ten months ago, I told you about how I became a movie star. I told you about filming for Tropfest, about my friends’ gorgeous Alice in Wonderland-esque Lights! Canberra! Action! film, and about the “caramelised” peanut butter kaya cookies I made for the film shoot. What I didn’t tell you, though, was that [...]
by Hannah on October 15, 2011
For most of my life, my maternal grandparents have lived up the road from me. It’s been utterly wonderful to be able to walk to their place for a chat, a cup of tea, a hug, and/or a game of 500 or Cribbage. However, I also experienced many magical times with my grandparents before they [...]