Monthly Archives: August 2009

Bill’s Open Kitchen

By Simon | Published: 30/08/2009
Bill Granger is an Australian chef with a heavily Asian-influenced style.  Having said that he’s not averse to the odd, comforting cake or sumptuously salty breakfast. Everything in moderation. What all his dishes do have in common, however, is a beautiful simplicity that makes even the naughtiest bit of egg and bacon seem almost wholesome. [...]
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A Little History of the World

By Naomi | Published: 28/08/2009
By E. H. Gombrich. Written for children but read equally by grown ups. Gombrich writes as if he’s sitting with you, telling you the story himself. A beautifully illustrated book which leaves you feeling fascinated and informed in a way that history lessons at school could only dream of.
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Affluenza

By Naomi | Published: 28/08/2009
affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. (Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, John de Graaf, David Wann & Thomas H. Naylor)
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Structure

By Simon | Published: 25/08/2009
We’ve been finding a lot of information on the web recently (it’s great for that…) about “simple living”. The thing is that it’s nearly all about saving money or minimising your impact on the environment. Understandably, the current economic climate is fuelling the simplicity industry even more.
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Decision

By Naomi | Published: 20/08/2009
Simon said to me today: “I think that for the first time in our lives we have made a decision about what we want”. “Blimey!” I said, “Have we?”. Am I so sure? Maybe we have! One thing is for sure, life has been less than focused for us for a while. We’ve made lots [...]
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