Archive for the ‘chatter’ Category
Tweet Monday morning … Abby returned to school, Mum and Lucy headed back across the Gippsland to their beachside home, and I had the whole day ahead of me. It was so bleak and cold – with a heavy hand of dampness to the air – the lovely thing to do would be light the [...]
Tweet My it’s so cold at the moment. Our breath is frosted even in the kitchen (no! don’t give in! don’t give in! leave the heating off!). But oh it’s so lovely to be home, home, home! This being day three of my return to a time of quiet and domesticity – and I’m loving [...]
Tweet It’s been a bit of a crazy time here in Bootville lately. My poor old Grandad has had quite the year, suffering a heart attack in January then a stroke in April. There have been many trips to Brisbane, quite a bit of extended family angst, and many big changes. Through it all, my [...]
Tweet :: the sofas are crumpled with quilts … speaking of the cold but cosy nights we are having as we move past the winter solstice and once more towards the sun :: so many corners filled with so many projects … a little dabbling in last summer’s crocheted cotton throw, and turning a doily [...]
Tweet Oh, the perils of playing. I had such a to-do-list this morning. Wash the clothes, vacuum the carpet, bake a cake, stew the apples, pin out the next quilt top, work on the fox … I was even looking forward to it! But then, I caught sight of the little card chair from yesterday [...]
Tweet It’s that time of year. We are dragging ourselves out of bed, lost without the morning sun’s guidance. The washing needs to be brought in earlier and earlier. I know the precise times because, like last year and the year before and the year before that, at this time of year, my most visited [...]
Tweet We all know that very few days come with a lovely “Ta-da!” moment, don’t we. Sometimes I feel a distinct sense of disappointment if my day has not delivered the pleasure of a satisfying finish – be it cloth, wood or wool – a sparkle to the bathroom, a line full of washing flapping [...]
Tweet Ah this weekend heralded the true beginning of Melbourne’s cold season. Grey, drizzly days where the damp seeps into your bones and no matter how many layers you accumulate, you can still feel the cold. Saturday we went to the movies – a very unusual event for us in Melbourne given the price of [...]
Tweet As we draw ever closer to the time when we leave this little house and Melbourne – only another 18 months – we are beginning to look about us and plan what needs to be done and what needs to be finished up, tidied or dismantled before we leave. The garden is one of [...]
Tweet Sunday morning in the kitchen. At first, the rest of the family sleeps on and it’s just me, a cup of tea, the radio and my dishcloth knitting (I’m working on filling a jar with colourful dishcloths – it’s a very nice way to start the day). Slowly they join me. Julian brings his [...]
Tweet Oh long weekend how I do love you! Homemade doughnuts, fair isle sock knitting, teaching my girlie how to crochet, wool shop shopping, friends over for the afternoon, movie watching, clothes washing (that always makes me feel good at the start of the week!), and hours of lovely peaceful time around the kitchen table [...]
Tweet Well in my mind’s eye of course! It’s a busy and overflowing mind. One which races with images, memories and voices, sounds, tastes and smells. One that holds hundreds of lists. One that plots out countless plans, dreams and conversations. One that sometimes gets lost with longing for what I miss, rather than make [...]
