Archive for the ‘family’ Category
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 [...]
TweetThat’s the best collective noun I could come up with … a delight of alpacas. Oh my! We are all on such a high after a truly splendid day at Pitchingga Ridge Alpaca Farm with the lovely Jean and Dave Daddo. We packed a picnic, collected Sammy – a take-along friend for Abby, and drove [...]
Tweet The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, build signal fires, causes proper matters to catch fire. To display the lantern of the soul in shadowy times like these, to be fierce and to show mercy toward others, both, are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity. Struggling souls catch light [...]
Tweet It’s finished! A collaboration of time, thought, creativity and perseverance. Such an absolute delight to work with my girlie. I do so adore her. I made a last second dash to the fabric store on Tuesday afternoon to ensure we had red corduroy, white velvet and a red zip with which to turn this [...]
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 [...]
TweetA special day. Our anniversary. We’ve been together for 20 years this year. Oh my, that sounds so grown up. It must be. He is the bookshop boy and I am the girl with the standing order for The Economist. He set my heart aflutter with his spectacles and beautiful cheekbones. I was a history [...]
Tweet I cannot go away without packing all the little projects that currently have my attention – knitting, embroidery, sewing, patchwork … Last week in Merimbula was no exception – I took the orange cardie, the pink socks (of which all that had been completed was the cast-on), a skirt (thrifted, pure wool, box pleated [...]
TweetNever, in my wildest dreams, did I think I would be turning pixelated drawings of chibi manga characters into needlepoint patterns! But here I am, finding the picture on google images so as to better interpret Mr. Pixelated Poland (from the manga Hetalia) here on my screen. Whilst Julian and Abby sit in the next [...]
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 [...]
TweetOh my! It’s been so many weeks since I lasted visited here. What a slacker! These past weeks have been filled with essays, exams, pracs, an absent husband/father (3 whole weeks!), solo mothering (of the girly, furry and feathered varieties), a visiting mum/nan, a whole week all by myself (oh that was so long and [...]
TweetAh … as my girl moves through her teenage years – exploring who she is and what she is interested in – I sometimes find myself completely out of my depth and wondering how it is Abby has come to be interested in THIS and how I am supposed to embrace it. Occasionally, there is [...]
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 [...]
