If there is one tool in the kitchen which never ceases to impress me, it’s the thermometer. You don’t NEED one, but I highly recommend it. The digital ones in particular are both affordable and effective. The idea that you can use your fingers to test the doneness of steaks is completely codswallop, and a…

Octavia received her Australian Certificate in the mail today, so she’s officially “on the team”. Having dual citizenship is awesome. Kylene and I have both benefited from our British passports when we worked and studied abroad (Ky studied in Germany and worked in England, I did it the other way round), and hopefully Octavia will…

I don’t think I ever remember a time when there were journalists who garnered respect directly from the byline. By that, I mean people would read an article and say “Oh, that’s by Ms X, it must be good”. Most trustworthiness and prestige was held by the publication, not the individuals. Some organisations, such as…

My Apple Watch tracks my steps, minutes exercised, hours standing, and calories burnt. I used to ignore all of it. But now I have a bit of a streak going, and man, the snowball effect is REAL. To the point where I’m walking round the block at 10pm trying to knock off all my goals….

Finally, we have finished writing our wills. Perhaps, dear reader, you’re in them, but you’ll have to wait and see. It’s a strange experience, thinking about what happens are you wander off the mortal coil. For me, the hardest bits were figuring out the edge cases, such as if we both die, and their godparents…

Our dear friend Sydney had a surprise birthday party this evening. Her grandmother, who is now a great-grandmother, had made the trip from Austin to be there. I used to think older people were gross, but these days, you realize they’re living treasures. What they have seen in their lifetime, and the changes that have…