I took this shot coming down the mountain back into Marysville, a town ravaged by the Black Saturday bushfires. As you can see, it was a gorgeous day. As you can also see, the tell-tale signs of damage are still very plain. This is taken from the hill on the back road out of Yarra…
Yesterday we went away on one of our few spontaneous family outings together. Of course I say the word “spontaneous” loosely, for as anyone knows who’s gone to the snow there is a lot of gear and oh are we wearing enough layers? talk. But we were up at Lake Mountain a little before 9.30am,…
* Michelle at Scribbit offers some (as usual) wise blogging advice. * From The Guardian Let’s stop sneering at fantasy readers. Also from The Guardian an in-depth profile of one of my favourite children’s writers/illustrators Anthony Browne. * Here’s a very popular video going around the traps at the moment: Buffy vs. Edward Cullen (very…
This is how Keira sometimes dressed back towards at the beginning of the year, by laying out the clothes (usually pink) the day before. Please note the makeup was taken secretly from my bathroom. I don’t normally let her wear it; only on special occasions. Like the nights we watch Rocky Horror Picture Show, and…
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I shouldn’t be here. I’m supposed to be somewhere else shortly. I’m supposed to be cleaning up the kitchen. I’m supposed to be vacuuming up all the hundreds & thousands sprinkles that got spilled over our bedroom* (*NO, not a ‘ sex-thing’. It was the kids. Promise) There’s the washing, over there. I suppose I should…
I’m still ploughing through Bel Canto, so my library borrowing was pretty light this week. The last three issues of Australian Book Review, the Ian Fleming because I want to see what he’s like, and Tender Morsels because the title seems vaguely familar.
There was a television special on Saturday night, as I’m sure there will be more to come, about the life and music of Michael Jackson. I put it on out of respect, more than anything, to the talent I don’t think anyone could doubt he had. We sat the kids down to watch, but Keira…
I’ve been asked a few times lately to give my thoughts on the rise of mummyblogging / parenting blogs in Australia and the power and attention these are starting to get from marketing and PR companies. In all honesty, I’ve not been much help as this subject does not rate high up in my list…
