by Hannah on May 16, 2012
While searching last night for a work document saved to an unknown destination on my laptop, I stumbled across a page of dreamily-written notes secretly stored during the witching hours of a black-shining night in Florida. I closed my eyes and there were memories, memories. The low murmur of voices around a hotel pool at [...]
My housemate and I had our rental inspection today (nailed it! “Excellent” ticked all through the report; pat on the back, pip pip!) and, as a result, there’s space to move in my room for the first time in six months. To be clear, my room has never been unclean (I’m far too paranoid about [...]
by Hannah on April 28, 2012
We’re only two-thirds through autumn, and yet I’m already spending my nights curled up on my bed reading with my thermal socks on and a scarf tucked into my jumper. Last night, I was on the phone to my brother and mentioned that I don’t know what I’ll do when it’s actually winter and I’ve [...]
by Hannah on April 22, 2012
Burnished gold. Sweet caramel. Chewy coconut and sesame seeds. Spicy ginger. This Caramel Coconut Ginger Slice is easy to make, and even easier to eat (as long as you like crystallised ginger). The sweetness of caramel and white chocolate is balanced by the spicy kick of a full half cup of crystallised ginger, and the [...]
by Hannah on April 12, 2012
It’s rare for me to capture moments in my life where my mind is content to stop whizzing, whirring, fretting, leaping and cavorting. At times, I find myself wishing I were a calmer person, that I could find an island of placidity within my self to curl up on and just be. But then again, [...]
by Hannah on March 27, 2012
I finally did it. I finally succumbed. I don’t mean that I decided to throw caution to the wind and use all of my savings to fill my no-pets-allowed rental apartment with puppies of all shapes and size. Puppies as far as the eye can see! Magical adorable long-lashed toilet-trained fluffy excitable puppies! If only. [...]
by Hannah on March 19, 2012
If I was up for harmless lying on my blog, I’d tell you about how I used to believe in magic. How I spent hours sitting in the shady green-gold corners of my parents’ garden, keeping watch for glittering fairies. How I baked cookies for Santa to eat after coming down the chimney, because surely [...]
by Hannah on March 9, 2012
During my primary school years, my best friend and I used to play Barbies a lot. It’s a testament to the power of childhood imagination that we found our storylines endlessly fascinating, despite that fact that they were all variations on the same plot. Good Barbie meets Ken. Good Barbie and Ken Fall in Love. [...]
by Hannah on March 3, 2012
I know that I tend to describe many of the treats I create as splendiferously delicious and belonging to the little bejeweled box in my mind labelled “my favourite things”. In case you’re wondering, here are a few other things currently living in that sparkly box: The shows I periodically rewatch every few years: SeaChange, [...]
by Hannah on February 24, 2012
I’ve heard that when you meet the right person, you know. I’d like to think that love could be that simple. That there could just be a feeling deep inside, a yearning mixed with a sense of completeness, that announces you’ve found an anchor and to to hold on for dear life in case the [...]