I adore music.  I cannot imagine a life without music.  Life is Music.Life is food too – but Life is music.I basically have a soundtrack for every single part of my life.My first 8 years were gospel music and hymns.  Let me loudly scream the disclaimer that this was not of my doing.But – if […]

  So – I didn’t get around to writing yesterday.  Mea Culpa.It was a busy-arse day.  And for one solitary reason. We were making Polish Kabanosy.  Stuffing those slippery sucker sausage casings with a mountain of meat I’d cured – and then smoking it. My partner is Polish – did I tell you that before?  And […]

The Absolute Truth about Secrets & Shame. It was a beautiful autumn day in a gorgeous, leafy suburb of Sydney. I was around 7 or 8 and nearly vomiting with anticipation. I can still smell the wet leaves and feel the presence of my dad beside me as we walked up the steep hill from […]