Weekend away

Hotel heights

National Gallery

Things I learnt during my weekend away:

- Ned Kelly was occasionally partial to cross dressing and riding side saddle

- Lake Burley Griffin isn't usually so brown

- Don't mix white wine, Champaign and vodka as it induces nightmares and sleepwalking

- Canberra has a bounty of beautiful trees

- Diaghilev put the balls in ballet

- Koko Black create swoon worthy sculptures of Christmas snowmen. nom nom nom

- Going out of state to a friend's housewarming, to avoid participating in your own home renovations is a mighty smooth move

Mo mo Movember!

Usually a pinch and a punch are suffice to ring in a new month - but not on this auspicious day. Men around the country (and world) have their top lips a quiverin’ in concentration as Movember kicks off today!

Lauren carney

For all those follically challenged gents out there, here are a few old wives tales which supposedly induce thicker, stronger, longer hair growth:

1. Reduce stress – so whack on some Sigur Ros on the turntable

2. Enjoy a protein rich diet - one website lists brewer’s yeast as a top notch source of protein

3. Cut out caffeine

4. Stand on your head to increase blood flow to your scalp

Or you can just buy some Movember merch - like these tasty chocolate treats