by Hannah on March 1, 2012
Here is what my head currently feels like: (The tiny wonky smiles are there to remind me that even when everything seems like anxiety and nausea, there are always moments in the day that reflect the magical laughing sparkling brilliance of life. And, right now, those moments are due to wonderful, wonderful beloved friends making [...]
by Hannah on February 11, 2012
Hello new readers who’ve popped over from my SBS Featured Foodie interview! I do hope you find something to tickle your fancy here. For my regular readers, I’m absolutely honoured to announce that SBS has chosen me to be their Featured Foodie for the next few weeks. (There may or may not have been dancing [...]
by Hannah on January 2, 2012
I forgot to specify, in my last Christmas post, that our Christmas lunch was attended by my parents, brother, grandparents, great aunt, uncle, aunt, younger cousin and me. All of these people are dear to my heart, and also know how to have a jolly good time. Unbeknownst to me, my Dad had established a [...]
by Hannah on December 27, 2011
Thank you to everyone who sent me (and my family) such wonderful Christmas wishes via my last two posts! I hope that you all had a wonderful, wonderful Christmas (or other holiday), filled with happiness, laughter, deliciousness, hugs, and fortune-telling fish. Although, come to think of it, that last may have been unique to my [...]
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 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 September 13, 2011
Once upon a time, there was a blogger who had never really seriously dreamed of being a princess, but who was nevertheless determined to stop casting herself in the role of a troll. Who’s that trip-tripping over my bridge? Grrr! Roar! Frangmozzle! Roar! One day, this blogger used her magical telepathic woodland animal friends (who [...]
by Hannah on September 2, 2011
Long before I myself started blogging, I was a dedicated fan of Not Quite Nigella and its effervescent and talented creator Lorraine. Glimpsed from afar (where “afar” means “over the interwebs”), Lorraine came across as someone whom I’d love to call a friend. Unfortunately, I knew that being able to do so was a pipe dream. Impossible. After [...]
by Hannah on August 27, 2011
You already know a fair bit about my ongoing battles with arachnophobia. And you know how, in very-very-small-but-significant ways, I’ve become increasingly able to cope with encountering spiders in my daily life. Kind of. On the positive end of the spectrum, there was the time I saw a spider in my hair whilst driving and managed [...]
by Hannah on August 23, 2011
1. If you’re chatting with someone and discover a great many synchronicities in your respective lives, beware when they tell you that their hot water system just broke. You’re going to go home and discover that your toilet no longer works. 2. If you tweet, hours earlier, that “I have a very strong urge to [...]