Kids playing Frisbee on the cricket oval (this cricket oval). Lateness of the post is due to the incredible windstorms we had yesterday which were quite devastating in my area. Luckily, we weren’t damaged; unfortunately, most of my neighbours can’t say the same.
We believe in assisted parenting, and for us that comes in the shape of a portable DVD player which we take in the car when we take longer trips. [I sometimes wonder if we are raising a generation of kids who are less and less aware of their bearings because instead of looking out the…
Getting down to the business end of things. Which might explain my insomnia and stomach ulcers!
A mother’s reflection upon gazing on her newborn son: I do not will him to be exceptional. It is the exception that interests the devil. It is the exception that climbs the sorrowful hill Or sits in the desert and hurts his mother’s heart. I will him to be common, To love me as I…
*Hiding behind the proverbial pillow, squealing like a teenager* Okay, here it is: Mind, I forgot to say almost everything I wanted. Like, look! Miscmum made it onto Google Images first page for searches regarding Earth Hour, which would explain why my stats page went beserk yesterday. Also! I was going to hold…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update on my Oxfam fundraiser. Truth be told, it’s because I don’t get a whole lot of time to go check it out these days. So you could imagine my delight the other night when I logged in to see a whopping addition to the tally! (She knows…
I am dying to write a post with the word “effulgent”* in it as a true and perfect adjective. Just to show off. But it’s not going to happen today. I do have a question though for children’s picture book lovers out there – what do you think are the particular best examples of cover…
My sister-in-law is staying with us at the moment and as she has a better camera than ours I’ve been taking the opportunity of saying to her, “Hey – stop pointing it at the kids and come take some shots of me.”
I often talk without thinking. I often have ideas even before any proper cognitive functioning begins. This helps my imagination and subconscious come up with all sorts of freaky stuff, but then it often dominoes into real life. Like Earth Hour. I told them I was potentially going to ‘live blog’ via webcam the beginning…
