Are Your Planets Keeping You Fat? Leo

Over the past few years I have been addicted to The Tudors– the lavish production loosely based on the Tudor King, Henry VIII. Anyways, despite some uncertainty regarding birth details, most experts agree that old Henry had a Cancer Sun, which probably explains his insatiable need to bolster his family tree. Given that Cancer rules the stomach, this goes a long way to explaining his … Continue reading Are Your Planets Keeping You Fat? Leo

Cooking Under the Virgo Sun

In last weekends newspaper liftout was a story about Kiwi born Melbourne chef Ben Shewry collecting wild nettles by the side of a Melbourne laneway. Collecting wild things is something that forms the basis of this chefs’ produce supply. But then again, this is a chef who describes one of his signature dishes as a potato cooked hangi style in a tin of its own … Continue reading Cooking Under the Virgo Sun

Is Your Sun Sign Keeping You Fat? Leo

Over the past few years I have been addicted to The Tudors– the lavish production loosely based on the reign of Henry VIII and starring oh so cute Jonathon Rhys Meyers as Henry the 8th and the very shaggable  Henry Cavill as his best friend the Duke of Suffolk. Depending on which data you read, old Henry had a Cancer Sun, which explains his absolute … Continue reading Is Your Sun Sign Keeping You Fat? Leo

Chains- Love, Life and Desperate Housewives- Taurus Part 2

On Desperate Housewives the other day Teri Hatcher’s character, Susan Mayer/Delfino was reliving how life would have been if instead of kicking Karl out when she caught him cheating, if she tried to make the relationship work. She says to him something like “Why don’t you just go upstairs and unpack your stuff and I will learn how to swallow my rage,” and reaches for … Continue reading Chains- Love, Life and Desperate Housewives- Taurus Part 2

The Virgo Full Moon and me being Super-Organised

I love food, I love wine & I like to cook. I work fulltime and write in my spare (?) time. So it is hardly surprising that by the time I have done the work thing and the commute thing and the running to & from to swimming thing that my level of enthusiasm for creating something brilliant & creative for dinner hovers at around … Continue reading The Virgo Full Moon and me being Super-Organised