The school run goes on. This past weekend saw a procession of birthday parties, sleepovers for the kids, interviews (more on that later), and toy library duties. Keira even played her first game of Lacrosse. It might also be her last game, but she gave it a go. That’s right the Andrews family circus rolls along right into…
Open, if you’re curious, to page 386 – at Katherine Susannah Prichard’s letter to Miles Franklin. It’s quite a book. I do love an anthology*! *Ha! Did you see that? Subtlety is my art 😉
I needed a change, something pretty dramatic. I’ve been a hair-rut for years (if you discount this major haircut almost exactly two years ago. Maybe this is just a seasonal feeling I get?) and this time wanted it all chopped off. When the hairdresser grabbed the first handful of hair she said, “Are you ready?” and…
The other evening I pulled out a DVD I had borrowed from the library to put on while Adam watched Burn Notice. What movie is that? he asked. An old one, I said. How old? Are we talking Ironman old? I turned around, aghast. What?! That’s not old. So is it…
I am rather pleased with this photo, which is Hipstamatic‘s way of saying, “In your FACE, doubter.” Yes, Hipstamatic is my new iPhone photo application and I did find it tricky to use at first. It’s also your classic case of, “Buy the basic kit, but just look and see what other treats HipstaMart has! You…
We went camping out in the bush over the weekend. I didn’t do much camping as a child. It was never my parent’s ‘thing’ and so you can imagine my excitement when an aunt, uncle and cousins took my sister and I to North Haven (NSW) when were young. I still remember that trip –…
Photo credit: Caro Wallis I’ll be quiet this weekend, for reasons that will later become apparent, so I’ll take this chance to wish you all a happy holiday.
7.30pm last night. Adam walks through the door with – yet another – bag of Easter eggs from the supermarket. He holds it up triumphantly in the air. “Wow, you should’ve seen it at the shops. Mayhem! Madness! Everyone was in the chocolate aisle grabbing stuff and I got this one even though I didn’t…
This photo pretty much sums up for me what Term 1 has been like for Keira at school. She’s finding her way, growing into herself, and finding confidence: it’s her Beyonce Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) stance. I was fully braced for the long-haul necessity of walking her into class every day, with…
