Del has given me this award: The Proximidade Award is described as: ‘This blog invests and believes in PROXIMITY – nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes for self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of…
Catherine asks over at BlogHer ‘Do You Give Good Blog?’ (My answer, in short, is: I try). I’m sorry, this week has been so draining; we’ve all been bombarded with news of terror and tragedy that I just don’t have anything left. I haven’t read many blogs, don’t have links favourited, and yet I don’t think…
(…because I’m totally re-posting last year’s entry:) A scintillating Valentines Day dinner conversation “I’m tired.” “My bowels aren’t happy tonight.” “My back hurts.” “No, really, I’m very gassy.” “I’m sick of siting down for so long. Who sits at a dinner table for two hours?” “My tummy isn’t happy either.” “You said that already.” “No…
I was out last night at toy library duty and it was the first time the smell of smoke was obviously in the air. We’ve been very lucky so far not to get it, but the wind has been blowing in the other direction. It shows – I think – that the winds are shifting…
Keira picking the tree: I want that one! Riley waiting for Santa, I think Keira holding a new doll Riley – future cricket star. His grandfather would love that 😉 © Christopher Bird Reproduced here with permission
Adam and I have registered to ride in the 2009 Melbourne Summer Cycle. It is in aid for MS and their goal this year is to raise $350,000 and already they’ve past the $150,000 mark. It’s a 40 km ride around Melbourne, which includes going over the West Gate Bridge. And for those of you who…
This is our new kitten. If you read Saturday’s post, you will notice a) she is not black and white and b) her name is not ‘Tessie’. We cannot settle on a name, ‘Tessie’ just doesn’t seem right, so if you have any suggestions, please go right ahead. She IS a girl though, which is…
A great post by Gwen on trying to keep a certain perspective on our online identities (or “brands”) OMSH’s B.O.R.E Method when it comes to managing your online relationships / correspondence. I just finished reading Christos Tsiolkas’ Loaded. Frankly, it depressed me because he breaks the novel up into four sections and in each of…
It’s been almost five years since our cat Katie passed away. Ever since I’ve endured some people saying to me things like, “Oh, you’re not a complete family unit without a pet,” and this annoyed me slightly because I happen to agree. To a point. Well the time has come. We’re going to our local cat…
