Restitution Don’t open another bottle tonight, you have not eaten, stay your hand, the shadows cast long, but there is still light and ours is to suffer the gruelling plight between wanting and forgetting demands. Don’t open another bottle tonight. Never underestimate the might required or strength of reserves to stand the shadows cast long…
For reasons that were 75% work-related and 25% because-I-seem-to-have-trouble-completely-disengaging, I brought my laptop away with us on our recent trip back to northern New South Wales. That laptop dates back to 2007 and can no longer operate without being attached to a power supply, electricity fed through the cord like some sort of dialysis machine….
My family assembled at my grandparent’s farm on Christmas Eve this year, as they have for every year that I can remember. We have our long-held traditions: taking the tractor out to cut down a tree, bring it back, decorate it; prawns and oysters for entree, before moving onto a big dinner feast; Santa even…
This photo was taken yesterday afternoon after a big water fight at my grandparents farm – we’re happy and surrounded by loved ones, which is all I could ask for at this time of the year. Oh, and we’re soaking wet too! Earlier on I’d sent my annual email to all the commenters since last…
It’s our 10th wedding anniversary today. If I took a moment to really think about it, there is a considerable chance that I would get a little … well … sappy, but I’m not going to take that moment here, now, because do you know what his request for a present was? “I want a…
I was watching the news on the television early this morning before the children were awake, as is my custom. Sitting there, sipping my coffee, listening to the journalists discussing running lists of what was going to happen later at the funeral of poor Daniel Morcombe and estimating the crowd numbers, I suddenly heard a…
This photo was taken early this morning at the train station, right after I’d missed the express I wanted, as I stood in the rain to make the most of the (mediocre) light for this birthday selfie. For today I am thirty-four years old. As much as I love birthdays (Presents! Cake! Messages!), I have…
