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Christina and I are strong believers that romance doesn’t have to rely on big gestures or extravagant gifts. In fact, it shouldn’t.

On this page, you’ll find how we find romance in the everyday with lifestyle stories, handy gift guides and a few things that bring us joy.

Romance Begins At Home


Sometimes romance needs a shake-up!

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Something From The Heart

We publish regular gift guides via our online e-zine Hint Magazine. They’re all free, so why not to take a Hint!

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Flavour Of The Month

Every month, we publish a FOTM (Flavour Of The Month) which wraps what’s been happening over the last 30 days or so. It’s the perfect way to keep tabs on us!

Launch parties, Christmas parties and a tour of a native finger lime farm

Launch parties, Christmas parties and a tour of a native finger lime farm

December 6, 2021

Silly Season really has really kicked off since December opened its doors. Perhaps more so this year than any other. Definitely making up for lost time after all the lockdowns and travel restrictions. In fact this week we’ve been to more parties and functions, done more socialising and travel than any other time since March

Top-25 cocktails, fine-dining Sokyo 2.0 and a spiky fruit high tea

Top-25 cocktails, fine-dining Sokyo 2.0 and a spiky fruit high tea

November 29, 2021

Just when we all thought things were looking brighter – at least here in Sydney – rumours that this summer will be blighted by La Niña are confirmed. Well, it might be a wet and windy summer, but that won’t stop us having fun. And this Edition is proof positive of that.  Trigger warning: if

New Gins, Our Latest Magazine and We’re On The Road Again!

New Gins, Our Latest Magazine and We’re On The Road Again!

November 15, 2021

It feels like a very long time since we’ve been able to do this, but we’re finally able to do a bit of travelling! In truth, it’s only been four months, but for travel writers and photographers, that’s a lifetime. On November 1st 2021, everyone in NSW with double-shot Covid vaccinations was allowed to travel

Freedom schooners, freedom burgers and freedom cheeses

Freedom schooners, freedom burgers and freedom cheeses

October 25, 2021

It’s been a while since we’ve been able to put out a Weekly Edition. Lockdown in Sydney and the rest of NSW has meant we haven’t been doing very much. But finally, thanks to the vast majority of people doing the right thing throughout the lockdown as well as almost everyone in the whole state

Commence launch sequence: all-new albums, concerts, books and Aussie craft spirits

Commence launch sequence: all-new albums, concerts, books and Aussie craft spirits

June 30, 2021

Isn’t it amazing how quickly things can change? This current lockdown that Sydney is going through now is a great example of that. As you’ll see in this Edition, we went from having an almost back-to-normal life to not being allowed to leave the house almost overnight. But while we all sit this one out,

A bushwalk, a blood moon and Wine & Food Festival in the Hunter Valley begins

A bushwalk, a blood moon and Wine & Food Festival in the Hunter Valley begins

June 9, 2021

It seems that all too often we’re either too busy or too self-critical to stop for a moment and smell the roses we’ve planted. Just taking that moment to enjoy what you’ve cultivated – no matter what it is – is incredibly important and powerful. This Weekly Edition has provided a lot of those moments

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