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| Me, Andrew, Jackie, Nicole and Mikey |
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Bon voyage Andrew
My dear amazing friend Andrew is off working and holidaying for 3-4 months. I miss him already!! This was our bon voyage - or one of them. He refused to allow me to place a tracking device on him but says he will keep us updated on his whereabouts maybe.
Australia Day 2012
A great, fun day on a yacht in Sydney Harbour with endless huge prawns and good friends.
The Broome Cupboard
The cozy nook at Digital Pictures has a surprising amount of space even though my boss and I sit less than two feet away from each other. It has a lovely window that gets nice natural light and looks out to the industrial Artarmon, busy Reserve Road and over the loading dock for the wholesale chocolate business downstairs.
Many a good tune has been heard in the Broome Cupboard. There has been much laughter amidst the backdrop of intense post land. And of course, there has been incredibly good telly.
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| My desk |
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| The view |
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| Peter's desk |
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| The celebrity poof |
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| Proximity |
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
New additions
My dear friends Milli and Dave have just had a healthy baby boy on 21st September named Atticus Dante Howson-Brown.
They are going to be incredible parents. I am so excited for them and to be a part of this little boy's life.
Not sure how their cat Rory is going to feel about Atticus' favourite sleeping spot.
They are going to be incredible parents. I am so excited for them and to be a part of this little boy's life.
Not sure how their cat Rory is going to feel about Atticus' favourite sleeping spot.
Day in the Southern Highlands with Mum
Mum and I ventured south to the countryside. Mum says its not country anymore and just an extension of Sydney. She should know as she used to live in Bowral. But for me, it seems vastly different than living in Inner West Sydney.
We began with a stop at the Bowral Country Markets. Not really much selection but I did purchase some delicious tomato relish.
Our next stop was lunch at Biota Dining and the main reason for the day trip. Mum had visited the restaurant with some friends recently. The food was really good, especially the broad bean bruschetta. The restaurant is really pretty with open doors and a lot of sunlight. Service kind of slow but overall very worth a trip.
We ventured next to the Wine and Food Festival at the Bong Bong Picnic Racetrack. Glass of vino while wandering around buying tomato and mint plants in the sunshine.
And last stop, with a not overly enthusiastic Mum, were the tulips at the Corbett Gardens.
We began with a stop at the Bowral Country Markets. Not really much selection but I did purchase some delicious tomato relish.
Our next stop was lunch at Biota Dining and the main reason for the day trip. Mum had visited the restaurant with some friends recently. The food was really good, especially the broad bean bruschetta. The restaurant is really pretty with open doors and a lot of sunlight. Service kind of slow but overall very worth a trip.
We ventured next to the Wine and Food Festival at the Bong Bong Picnic Racetrack. Glass of vino while wandering around buying tomato and mint plants in the sunshine.
And last stop, with a not overly enthusiastic Mum, were the tulips at the Corbett Gardens.
Kate's Birthday August 2012
Paddington Bowling Club!
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| Mum and Kate |
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| Vong, Jess, Steve, Mum, Ben, Kate, Amanda and Nicole |
The Milli Bookclub 2012
The Milli bookclub covered a lot of ground this year. We had a year a female authors, three new babies and a fourth on its way due around New Year's!
Book selection included:
Book selection included:
"Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
"All That I Am" by Anna Funder - I hosted this one and made borscht!
"The Little Stranger" by Sarah Waters
"Cold Comfort Farm" by Stella Gibbons
"AVisit from the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan
"Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys
"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte
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| 2011 Christmas Picnic |
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| High Tea at the Victoria Room |
Annual Catch-up Entry
Somehow, it has been a year again since my last post. 4 years since I moved to Sydney.
Best thing that happened this past year is that Mum's health is stable! Her surgery last November to repair her ureter was ultimately a success. It was 7 hours long. She had to stay in hospital for another month. There were many return visits for day surgery, stent insertions and removals.
Mum also developed a heart condition this past year where her heart rate went off the charts. It might have been from all the stress or she might have had it for a long time. It was discovered one morning as Mum was very dizzy again. She had been dizzy on and off all week. She was at a friend's house and had to lie down. She left, saying she was all right and drove herself to the GP who took her heart rate and sent her via ambulance to the emergency room. She was treated in various ways, beginning with blowing through a straw. They actually escalated things to the point where they gave her a drug that literally stopped her heart and told her would feel awful. Because technically she died. And they did this twice. It didn't quite work to bring down her heart rate. So they kept her in overnight and then released her the next day saying her heart rate was stable.
Four days later, she was waiting to be called into day surgery for the removal of a stent. She was going to receive anesthesia. Her pupils were dilated and she was short of breath. Her heart rate was over 180. An incredibly nice resident and consultant attended to Mum during a 4-5 day stay in hospital. They found the right medication and she has been ok since.
As of the beginning of this month, September, Mum received a thumbs up from the urologist, the cardiologist and the gastro guy. Best news in two years.
I have moved into a new house that I am enjoying. I have been working in post production on shows like Brothers in Arms: Bikie Wars, Mabo, Puberty Blues and Redfern Now.
I also produced a short film called Only One! Hard work, ton of fun and we are now in post production!
Best thing that happened this past year is that Mum's health is stable! Her surgery last November to repair her ureter was ultimately a success. It was 7 hours long. She had to stay in hospital for another month. There were many return visits for day surgery, stent insertions and removals.
Mum also developed a heart condition this past year where her heart rate went off the charts. It might have been from all the stress or she might have had it for a long time. It was discovered one morning as Mum was very dizzy again. She had been dizzy on and off all week. She was at a friend's house and had to lie down. She left, saying she was all right and drove herself to the GP who took her heart rate and sent her via ambulance to the emergency room. She was treated in various ways, beginning with blowing through a straw. They actually escalated things to the point where they gave her a drug that literally stopped her heart and told her would feel awful. Because technically she died. And they did this twice. It didn't quite work to bring down her heart rate. So they kept her in overnight and then released her the next day saying her heart rate was stable.
Four days later, she was waiting to be called into day surgery for the removal of a stent. She was going to receive anesthesia. Her pupils were dilated and she was short of breath. Her heart rate was over 180. An incredibly nice resident and consultant attended to Mum during a 4-5 day stay in hospital. They found the right medication and she has been ok since.
As of the beginning of this month, September, Mum received a thumbs up from the urologist, the cardiologist and the gastro guy. Best news in two years.
I have moved into a new house that I am enjoying. I have been working in post production on shows like Brothers in Arms: Bikie Wars, Mabo, Puberty Blues and Redfern Now.
I also produced a short film called Only One! Hard work, ton of fun and we are now in post production!
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