jdettmannApr 15, 20143 minThe Perfect Gin and TonicAs much as I love a gin and tonic I am surprisingly unfussy about how they are prepared. As long as it has gin and tonic water in it,...
jdettmannDec 12, 20133 minFlat-packedSo sweet, you’d never know they have tiny ear canals brimming with filth and germs. Nor that the one on the right is about to throw up in...
jdettmannNov 3, 20131 minDoes Gin Sink?I want to know because H just made me a gin and tonic to stop me being so very grumpy and Sundaynighty and horrible (my mother suggested...
jdettmannDec 4, 20121 minYou Give Me FeverIn the event of finding yourself over thirty-eight weeks pregnant and suffering from a virus that makes you burn with fever and shake...
jdettmannJul 24, 20122 minDegree Of DifficultyOh for the days when the in-seat phone was all the entertainment she needed. In about four hours we are heading to the airport to fly for...
jdettmannApr 3, 20122 minGracious Is My Middle NameI actually had a very, very nice birthday. May Blossom decided that I should enjoy the day for as many hours as possible so she got up at...
jdettmannMar 14, 20122 minSmells Like Too Many SpiritsThis week I moved all our wine from the hall cupboard into wine racks on top of the spare room wardrobe, relocating the spirits to the...
jdettmannMar 5, 20123 minIs Going Out Tonight Worth It?: A Statistical AnalysisI bought the tickets a few months ago on a whim, because H loves Bonnie Prince Billy, who is a grumpy-looking, balding, blond bearded...
jdettmannFeb 15, 20123 minYou’re So MoneyIn other areas of my life in which I am clearly not money, I went back to the gym today for the first time since I was five months...
jdettmannFeb 9, 20121 minWhat I’ve Liked This Week: Fremantle EditionWearing sandals, thongs, or plastic Melissa shoes. Looking at the photograph ‘Nat and the Girls’ by my clever friend John Witzig,...
jdettmannFeb 8, 20122 minNo Gold MedalWhen we arrived in Perth three days ago, sixteen hours after Pappy’s death, we were running on what could charitably described as empty....
jdettmannJan 2, 20122 minA New Year, A New Way To Eat Potato ChipsMore guests arrived and three cats became four; an eleven-dollar blow-up paddling pool provided at least twelve dollars worth of fun; I...
jdettmannNov 14, 20112 minFear and Loving in Far North QueenslandWelcome to Cape Fear. Also Cape Hliarious Strategic Removal of Letters on Signs. I’ve been thinking this morning about H’s and my...
jdettmannNov 10, 20111 minThe Cure for Autumn EnvyWhat this means is that the food bloggers are always writing about the finding delicious new season apples in their farmers’ markets just...
jdettmannSep 26, 20111 minWhat I’ve Liked This Weekreading about monochromes. I had read about this phenomenon years ago here and forgotten all about it. listening to Stornoway. wearing my...