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TweetDown the gully, around the bend, across the red red dirt and back onto the road … past more strawberry farms, more vineyards, dear little shops and there we were by the sea. Thankfully it was a wee bit warmer than the blustery, chilly ridgetop of Pitchingga. Just :-) Good thing there was plenty of [...]
Tweeta busy day, filled with fabric and family. Washing went out and came in and went out and came in several times – dratted Melbourne weather. The kitchen was tidied and mussied up again. Over and over :-) Now, it is Sunday evening – one of my favourite moments in the week. We’re all snuggled [...]
Tweet The beach called. We rolled up our long pants. Left our sneakers on the grass. Danced across the sand. Turned our faces up to the sun. Let the dear little waves swirl and whoosh over and around our feet. So terribly, terribly cold! So splendid! And when the coming days turn grey and dreary [...]
Tweet … looking at my kitchen bench this weekend, I recognised with satisfaction the change of season that is upon us. Instead of rows of soft and sweetly smelling stone fruit, the bench is heavy with pumpkins and cabbages. There are bowls of walnuts instead of berries. The last of the summer tomatoes are ripening [...]
Tweet :: making brownies for Abby and then finding out they are really intended as payment to Julian for coming home early from work last week to help out with her school stage crew commitments! :: Hugh’s bread dough – most successful bread baking ever! :: Nana Nicky’s pretty parasol being put to such good [...]
Tweet :: at the beginning of the week, we were sitting in front of the open windows, trying to catch every breath of the passing breeze on such hot, hot days. :: whilst knitting. What? Hot, hot days don’t make you feel like knitting? huh! :: mind you, trying on the finished arm warmer was [...]
TweetSomething about the word Valentine makes me think of acrostic poems … is that what they are called? Those funny poems we write in primary school where each line starts with the next letter in the title, in this case Valentine. Since I haven’t managed to finish my wee Valentine’s cross stitch – man! after [...]
TweetThere’s a lovely stillness to our home this evening. The air is heavy with Vicks, the furniture is softly gleaming after a good dusting with warm water and eucalyptus oil, the curtains are closed against the night chill. Julian has just arrived home after a long day out of state. Abby is in bed, snuffly [...]
Tweet Ooooh – it’s Mr. Dicken’s 200th birthday today! I adore Charles Dickens – he is my hero when it comes to writing exquisitely descriptive prose. No one else comes close – well, Mr. O’Brian (author of the Master and Commander novels) does a jolly fine job, but Mr. Dickens – he creates magic with [...]
TweetFrom the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for the lovely words you shared yesterday. After posting last night’s lament, I fretted to Abby – oh dear, maybe I’ll regret having such a whinge tomorrow. But your words of friendship, encouragement, commiseration, and such practical and heart felt suggestions (Nicole, I’ve started my [...]
TweetI’ve had a crap week. Frankly, it’s been building up to this for a while : sigh : You see, we’re broke. Flat broke. Going back to university has been all very jolly – it’s been stimulating, challenging, incredibly satisfying. My results were very good. And – in my lovely, rosy plans for our future [...]
Tweet ‘Tis another almost forgotten Feast Day today – Candlemas. A celebration of Jesus’ presentation at the temple following Mary’s purification. And the candles? Symbolic of old Simon’s dream (resident of the temple) – that in which the heavens declared the babe Jesus to be the light of the world. And so, folks in [...]
