Every third Saturday of the month, the crowds start gathering from 7am to do their monthly shop at the North Sydney Produce Markets. The reason for g...

"It's Amanda's birthday on Monday - want to have breakfast at Balmoral with her?" I was asked. Of course, the answer was yes. We met at the Bath...

"Have you ever been to Echo on the Marina at Roseville?" I asked a friend who didn't know a thing about the place so, of course, wanted to go. Tech...

"What are you going to do with your month's leave?" I was asked. When I replied that, among many things, I intended to rise early on the first Frid...

"Have you ever heard of Tablefor 20?" my goddaughter Sandra asked on the phone, mid Friday morning. "Want to come with Mum (my friend Liz) and Cory (S...

And the answer? Aerate!

But don't panic, the heirloom decanters can still be used with the Vinturi system, it just means that you use the aerator as the "middle man" and then you can immediately start pouring and drinking - no waiting around for half an hour or more for the wine to breathe. And you don't need to use a decanter as you can also use these over a single glass.

While holidaying in Mollymook I took myself off to Cupitt's winery and restaurant on Wednesday lunch time. I've been before, always with friends, but as they are near the South Australian border learning moonlight photography, this was a solo venture.

So one of the best [if not THE best] French restaurants on the North Shore of Sydney decided that it needed a bit of a tidy up.

What could be nicer than to go to the Cammeray Golf Club on a Sunday, mid-morning? Or perhaps on a Saturday?

On the first Friday of every month, a group convenes at the Law Society dining room on the second floor of Philip Street in Sydney.