It’s often worth just taking the leap and doing those things you wouldn’t do normally. | OPINION by Kate Halfpenny
Until my husband popped into our garage office on Thursday and said he finally has COVID, I’d almost forgotten about the pandemic. Even while still raging, it seems outmoded as a topic given cost of living awfulness, war in Ukraine and our desperation for a normal winter.
Then six weeks ago my husband told a story he’d been keeping up his sleeve for a rainy day. It delighted and inspired me enough that ever since, I’m never home. I’m a reformed “yes” woman. For the next six hours, the Melbourne showbiz star drove the Melbourne upholstery fabric salesman on a personalised tour of LA’s iconic destinations, delivering a running commentary on the golden age of Hollywood. They saw the Nakatomi Plaza, hit the Santa Monica Pier and lunched at The Gumbo Pot at the Farmers’ Markets.
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