01 Dec

Posted at 06:20h in Book Reviews, Celebrate, Inspire
Annie’s ice cream pudding Prep time: 15 minutes plus four hours freezing Cook time: nil Serves: 6-8 Ingredients 4 cups (1 litre] good quality vanilla ice cream 1 cup (125g) frozen raspberries 1 Cup (140g) Vienna (toffee) almonds roughly chopped 1 cup (80g) roughly chopped...

24 Nov

Posted at 06:25h in Celebrate
Fiona Adams bids Father Christmas a fond farewell. “Mum, please tell me Santa is real,” begged my 10 year old. Lana had just found out at school that “The Tooth Fairy is really your mum and dad”. She was devastated, and I silently cursed the...

17 Nov

Posted at 06:25h in Celebrate, Validate
The Claus come out as Morgan and Sheree Gleeson set aside peace and goodwill to debate their divided Christmas convictions… SHE SAYS… The magical dust of Christmas glitters on the cheeks of childhood so briefly… (Max Lucado) When I was little, the night sky was...

27 Oct

Posted at 11:59h in National, Win
LOVE PLAY LEARN with Hape this Christmas Childmags has four educational toy packs from Hape to giveaway! World-leading educational toy brand, Hape, is giving away four packs, ideal for mums with bubs. Each pack is valued at $120 and will include a Hape Musical Cloud...

29 Sep

Posted at 06:25h in Inspire
Treasured objects link the generations of a family, explains Kristen Hains. For my last birthday, I received a baby rattle. This rattle came delicately wrapped, with a note from my grandma: “This was given to your grandfather when he was born in 1922”. I’ve always...

25 Aug

Posted at 06:05h in Validate
What are the unexpected challenges faced by Australia’s homeless women? asks Melissa Cowan Have you ever stopped to notice that the homeless people you see on the streets are mostly, if not always, men? Given that every night there are over 45,000 women experiencing homelessness...