California One: 1. Driving Highway One in a Silver Cadillac
“It’s not a Ford.” “What are you talking about?” “It’s not a Ford.” These are not words I want to hear. We have just struggled …
Tag: Elissa McKay
Chance Meeting with a Lyrebird
Shock! Horror! I can’tbelieve I would see you hereat my super-secret moundbeside this walking track full of tourists And at the exact momentI had planned …
How to Save Money and Beat the Cost of Living
1. Die. 2. Grow a veggie garden. You get fresh air and exercise, and three to six months later you may also get a grub-infested …
Book Week
It’s Book Week all across Australia, which means parents are putting Harry Potter spell-themed snacks into lunch boxes and frantically scrounging up costumes late at …
Hackers
“I think he’d enjoy Hackers,” I say. “He’s old enough now and into computers.” “That movie sucks,” my husband says. So I load it up. …
Apology to the Tooth Fairy
Do you know how manyhalf-drunk glasses of waterwere left out onbenches, tables, desks, chairslast night I had to roam the house likea Victorian match girlcollecting …
White Walls
Colour hasn’t been a thing since 1993. Since scrunchies and hypercolor t-shirts, is that what you want? Armpit-neon on your walls? Our houses are white …
The Perfect Summer Read
“What are we meant to do?” My children’s upturned little faces are vaguely outraged. “Walk,” I say. “Swim. Cycle. Scoot. Explore. Emigrate. Be at one …
Woomargama
The problem was Frank. You see, nobody enjoys making the trip from Melbourne to Canberra in one day with a toddler, unless you’re a big …
A Very Serious Conversation
Builder: …Yup. Me: Sorry, I know it’s late. Builder: …Yup. Me: It’s just, I was thinking… Builder: Is this about the conservatory? Me: No no, …