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Redsultana is the personal blog of a working mum in Perth. Cellobella works in the mainstream media but amazingly has a life outside of it which she shares on her blog.
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What is a kibitzer?
Finally. For the first time EVER in all the years I’ve gone to quiz nights. There has been a question about bridge. And I knew the answer. And we came second overall. No. It wasn’t one answer that got us second place but gee it sure fe...
Mulled wine and fried mice
Just back from Europe Groover and I ventured down to Clancy’s to catch up with some friends who are freshly returned from their first trip to Europe. I thought they had been rather carefree and adventurous by not planning every step of their jo...
The sharks at Blackwell Reach
A lot of people go diving off Blackwell Reach - or at least they used to - it’s very deep. There are rumours of large river sharks that live down there. I imagine the visibility is a little “confronting”, but maybe that just means i...
Cottesloe Sculpture by the Sea 2009
We wandered around the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition, too early to buy a program, which, if I’m honest I wouldn’t have bought anyway because it cost $8 and that seems a bit rich, wondering which piece the council were going to buy. I lo...
When the surf is smokey
It wasn’t that long ago that Perth was surrounded by bushfires - or at least it felt that way. The sky was overcast with smoke. And yet I still didn’t “get it” when I saw the sign until I was well past it on my morning walk. ...
Keep Cott Beautiful
Seems the Town of Cottesloe read my post about the Michael Jackson litter campaign and decided to update their signage. Hope it works although I will miss having a giggle at the old posters. The weather this Christmas break has been beautiful. H...
A tale of two turkeys
Christmas is possible after all. Following my melt-down yesterday, your fabulous support, my gorgeous family helping out, my lovely friend taking me out, and some successful Christmas shopping yesterday, I have recovered. It was weird. I haven̵...
Bunbury Christmas Tree
On a recent trip to Bunbury - two hours south of Perth - I spied this floral Christmas tree outside the Bunbury Arts Centre. It was so lovely and well so not tinselly that I had to photograph it. Inside is a metal spiral potplant. Not sure if that ...
First birthday parties
I went to a first birthday party on Sunday. It was a bit weird. I didn’t go with my family, just me, and it did feel odd going to a baby’s party without a… well… baby. I was out of that space. It made me wonder about how the ...
Help! I’m addicted
You know, I have a pretty busy life. I work full-time, I run a household, I walk four times a week (well, I will be), on Thursdays I go to sewing lessons (see photo), I blog, I listen to several podcasts, I read books, I talk to my husband and kids...
Cottesloe sunset
This is the sun setting on Cottesloe on the last day before Daylight Saving in WA. I went out to dinner with some trailer trash. Seriously - these guys work on a trailer spreading joy and happiness to thousands of kids and I got to help out. T...
The Dress Project - part 1
Inspired by Project Runway, a colleague and I are determined to learn how to sew and even - you know - make something. So today I went to a fabric shop in Subiaco and picked out a pattern and with the help of the shop assistant got all the bits I nee...
Mamma Mia! A Kimberley girl
After a long day at work I thought I’d treat myself by forgoing yet another work dinner - hell I’d had a work breakfast - and head down to Sun Pictures to see a movie. You can probably guess which one. I’d missed the season in Pert...
An insight into the Australia Day Awards
This year I was invited to sit on the WA panel to select the 2009 WA candidate for the Australian of the Year awards… filling in for my boss. I felt completely unworthy to judge such amazing men and women and as I read through the applications ...
Oktoberfest or Ocsober
Ironic really that October is chosen for two “festivals” which have exactly polar opposite objectives. Oktoberfest - that German celebration of beer - which we celebrated last night at the University Club - complete with German dancers an...
Oktoberfest or Ocsober
Ironic really that October is chosen for two “festivals” which have exactly polar opposite objectives. Oktoberfest - that German celebration of beer - which we celebrated last night at the University Club - complete with German dancers an...
Royal Show Redemption
A couple of years ago I wrote about the bogans at the Perth Royal Show. I was quite scathing. Now, it’s not that the show has suddenly become a bogan-free zone - quite the contraire - it’s just that - for the first time in about ten yea...
Our football sized mammals
Last night we went for a drive about 45 minutes out of Perth to Karakamia Sanctuary. The sanctuary is named after the red-tailed black cockatoo and they were the first birds we saw on entering the property. It all feels a bit Jurassic Park as you e...
My family
This is my family at the party we had on Saturday night for my Dad (70) and my little sister (40). Make sure you keep the length, said my sister as we uploaded this photo today, we don’t want to look any fatter than necessary. No worries I th...
The mystery of the white trees of Perth
For the last few years when driving past the man-made lake on Mounts Bay Road in Perth I’ve wondered why all the trees are white. The kids always ask me why, and I, like the guy on that ad - you know the Great Wall of China is to keep the ra...
City to curse
Yes I was cursing a little as I staggered down or rather up Oceanic Drive. City to Surf. 12 kilometres from St George’s Terrace - the heart of Perth’s CBD, to City Beach - winds its way through the pleasant suburbs of Subiaco, Jolimont...
Groins, groans and complete bollocks
So an update on my groin. I know you’re fascinated. Yes you are - don’t be coy… It’s not my groin. It’s my hip flexor. Basically I can’t lift my leg up - this makes stairs tricky and in fact walking is a bit f...
Are you doing the Beijing thang?
photo credit: madiko83 I was listening to the radio today and I heard a woman talking about what she’s doing this Friday night. She’s cooking Chinese food, dressing up in her cheongsam, and inviting a few friends around to watch the ope...
Is it worth queuing for Yum Cha?
Yep. I think so. I don’t like queuing for food - hell - I don’t even know how to spell it - here’s hoping that’s correct - so when we got to the Northbridge Chinese restaurant on Sunday an hour after opening I was somewhat d...
And the smallest planet is?
Out of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune? Yes like me you knew it was Neptune. You probably also knew it was Tasman who discovered a number of Pacific islands in the 1600s - unlike me. In the end it didn’t matter - WE WON! Oh you’ve gu...
Billiards, boxes and bloggers - my weekend
Last night we went back to my old university college for a dinner to celebrate the recent fundraising. The guest list was described to me as “a bit random” with one old girl or boy from each year. We met in the Junior Common Room - a p...
