Good Weekend

Amanda Hooton

Amanda Hooton is an award-winning Australian journalist and columnist with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

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Accident report

The preschooler and I saw a car accident. Then an incredible thing happened.

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Save the date

We'd decided to go to Europe for Christmas, and joined a homeswap site.

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She's electric

On my maiden ride home from the bike shop, I was gripped with embarrassment.

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Forget-me-not

Last Sunday at the pub, I forgot what I was going to say. This has been happening a lot lately.

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Morning is broken

Some days are sent to try us. In my life, such days often begin in the middle of the night.

You don't have to be Columbus to know that journeys can be better than destinations.

Hear and there

I like the feeling of being temporarily absolved of responsibility for my life.

Does it really matter if I can see grey hairs at my part line?

Vain? Glorious!

There is a moment in Anne of Green Gables where Anne accidentally dyes her hair green.