acheron river

river rocks

river weed

crossing the river

playing cards

feeding the boy

We went away camping with friends this past weekend. As you can see above, it was a lovely spot and although it did rain a little one morning, it was mostly clear and warm. Adam snapped this last photo and when I saw it was immediately reminded of a shot I have on my About Me page – a photo I was thinking was perhaps a little outdated, but now I realise, well, no it’s not. Sometimes my last resort in order to get my son to eat anything is to fork it in myself. Note also the usual summer accoutrements – sunscreen, sunglasses, a television with the cricket on…

I should add at this point is although I say ‘camping’ we in fact splurged and stayed in one of these:

jayco cabin

(Even though I’m all for roughing it!)

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity