School Holidays: my bucket list
I do love my job. I love the constant challenge and the creativity and I love working with children. I love that my job is so social. I love it that I have to think intellectually. I love it that I constantly need to reflect on what I do, make changes and make plans. I […]
6/2/12 – 12/2/12
6/2/12: our 13th wedding anniversary! I feel so happy, and so very, very lucky! 7/2/12: it’s the last day of my children’s summer holidays! I labelled books and clothes. I lay uniforms out for them to dress into in the morning. Luckily I had a friend visit, and we got new chooks – otherwise I […]
Australia Day 2012
Because it’s not Australia day without rubber thongs (even if they are your husband’s) Matthew asked me what Australia day means. We had just sung the national anthem at the kitchen bench, having just sliced some cheese to snack on (we don’t like Vegemite, sadly). I said it’s a day we feel proud to be […]
Adelaide, Spring 2010
I very much wanted to introduce Elora to her family, so Georgia, Elora and I went to Adelaide for nearly a week. Monte and Matthew had a boys’ weekend, and as far as I know, they spent their time visiting friends and doing adventurous things like preparing the vege garden, fixing the tractor, fixing fences […]
Placcy Bags
I am writing this from my father-in-law’s study. I am listening to some parrots squawking. The setting sun is turning the blue sky pink, and golden light reflects on the gum trees in the neighbouring yard. Some pink oleanders are flowering and I am thinking: “This is rather pleasant. I might stay.” Adelaide. How I […]
Back Home…
It was hard to come back home again: the cold, damp caravan and the confined spaces that we’ve now been living in for 18 months. The constant drizzle and rain is fairly depressing, and I am, once again, questioning myself. Why on earth did I choose to move to this place? I happen to like […]
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