Rhinestone Cowboy sings his final farewell
Like my Mum, I knew all the words to all his songs, thanks to family car trips where we'd listen on the portable cassette player we carried in the car.
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Helen Pitt
Helen Pitt is a journalist at the The Sydney Morning Herald.
Getting my skin cancer removed cut to the heart
A regular (but overdue) trip to the skin specialist revealed the opalesque lump right at my decolletage.
The Christmas accident that changed my son forever
Twelve days before Christmas my 10-year-old son Liam was hit by a bus. Bang! Like that. Our lives changed in an instant.
The post office is hell at Christmas time
'Tis the season to be not so jolly, if like me you found yourself in a post office line up that snaked out the door this week.
Americans, don't be hypocritical: get out and vote
Helen Pitt explains why it's important to vote in the US elections, it doesn't matter who for.
Warm milk gets a cold reception
Sorry Nick Xenophon, you are wrong. The South Australian independent senator has called on the government to consider reinstating a national school milk program to help the struggling dairy industry and improve nutrition. Let me tell you Nick it won't do either.
Forbes Carlile: Australia's oldest Olympian dies at 95
At times I hated my swim coach Forbes Carlile. Like generations of Sydney swimmers he and his wife Ursula taught me to swim in the backyard of their Ryde home.
Coogee rebuilds on the bedrock of community
Most mornings I swim at Coogee Beach. That was until this week when storms lashed the beach, bringing a swell like I've never seen before.
RIP Centennial Park trees
Driving with my teenage son on Friday night along Alison Road at Randwick, I was confronted with the shameful sight of huge spotlights shining on ancient fig trees, while a host of tree loppers felled these formidable Sydney landmarks.
All in a frizz
My hair and I hate sweltering Sydney summers.
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