things to do on weekends #15

Jasmine enjoys a quiet night in

Ok, so it's a little difficult to follow on from Poppy's MEGA announcement but I'll try.

Tonight I'm not slipping on a pair of heels and meeting the girls at a bar for a night of drinking, dancing and all together fabulous-ness. Instead Poppy, I am living vicariously through you and your no doubt fabulous Manhattan lifestyle while I wear stretchy pants and an oversized cardigan!

Yes, that's right. Tonight I am having a quiet Saturday night in at home. But don't worry folks, this ain't no pity party. On this miserable, cold, wet and windy Canberra night (umm, excuse me, didn't Winter finish last week??) I have chosen to have a night of takeaway pizza, a bottle of wine, some movies, and best of all, the company of the delightful Kensington.

On this paricularly miserable night Kensington and I have chosen Crust in Braddon for our main meal, followed by a hideous sounding (yet inevitable guilty pleasure) straight-to-TV release Hilary Duff movie. It's bound to be amazing!!




Stay warm girls (however you can)... Spring is sure to come soon enough! (and if it doesn't, I recommend setting in with either Vampire Diaries season 1, or Gossip Girl season 3. They're next on my list for a quiet Saturday night!

special announcement #3

Poppy likes them apples...

So several months ago I checked out some home-grown chick lit from Canberra writer, Anita Heiss. 

Manhattan dreaming tracks the adventures of Lauren, a curator at the National Aboriginal Gallery in Canberra, who is offered a one year fellowship at the Smithsonian in New York.

After breaking up with her bad boy footballer boyfriend (one of the Canberra Cockatoos!) she decides to take the job in New York...launching her from Manuka to Manhattan...just as the cover promises!

Ok so this isn’t War and Peace and within the first two chapters you will be able to guess the entire story.  But hey it’s fun and quick and easy to read when you’re in the mood for a little light entertainment.  And for Canberra readers it’s also fun to see references to Tongue & Groove, the Bus Depot Markets and other Canberra institutions! 

This, however, is not my special announcement.

I bring this up is because little did I know back then that just a few months later I would find myself in Lauren’s shoes...no I’m not in love with a Canberra footballer...I’ve moved to New York! 

Rest assured I will still be around as your WNTMM New York correspondent with tales of fun and folly from the big apple!