We have a new addition to the lounge room. This baby upright, walnut-polished Steinbach fits nice and snug into our compact space, as if it always belonged. We’re renting it for a three month period to see how it fits in to our lives, whether we take to one another, like the way of all…
Books discussed or mentioned: Dog Boy by Eva Hornung (Text Publishing) Shooting the Fox by Marion Halligan (Allen & Unwin) The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarksy (Allen & Unwin) Saltwater Vampires by Kirsty Eagar (Penguin) Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones (Text Publishing) The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman (Text Publishing)…
This post has been sponsored by Nuffnang. I need only say the word ‘movies’ and you can guarantee there will be a puff of dirt and as it settles you will find my son and husband already strapped into the car, ready to roll. Keira, as I’ve mentioned before, is somewhat more reluctant – especially…
There’s no denying it any longer – the tooth isn’t improving. These past few weeks (months, almost) have seen me exclusively chewing on the opposite side of my mouth, wincing when the temperature of a drink is too cold or if a stray seed or grain gets lodged in the sore spot. I’ve been waiting…
Many of you might be aware of the recent auction at which Debbie Reynolds sold her vast collection of Hollywood costumes and memorabilia. (Here’s where you can get the program if you’d like a look. It is fascinating.) The ‘big ticket’ items fetched big prices as expected, perhaps most notably was Marilyn Monroe’s subway dress…
Last week the moon rose… … and the sun set… … on a day that found me walking, pondering how life may travel these next six months – what might happen, determining the ways our routines and patterns might need reshuffling. This week I got my answer: our life will march on much the same…
The boy appeared at my side. “Can you help me?” he asked shyly. I stood up and adjusted the pile of books I carried in my arms. Looking over, I could see the teacher was busy taking aside students one-by-one for some sort of assessment task or private interview and was not to be disturbed….
I recently read this HuffPo article which talks about a Yoplait yoghurt ad that had been pulled in the United States in response to complaints and concerns about its content, specifically for those who are suffering from eating disorders. This is the commercial. HuffPo reports that Lynn Grefe, president of NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association),…
Keira has a lockable diary of a certain commercial doll brand that begins with ‘B’ – please don’t make me say it – which, until this week, she had forgotten she owned. It is full of those polling, personality profile quizzes that I’m sure we’ve all enjoyed doing at some point in our lives –…
