Here we are at the end of school holidays! I know they say screen time is bad for kids, but spent a big chunk of my youth in front of a screen and it was the best. So while I’ve been working Riley has indulged in YouTube videos on Minecraft and Keira finished re-watching the…
1. Public Libraries We are lucky in Melbourne – where in other parts of the world pubic libraries are closing down, here they seem to be holding steady, if not doing better than ever. We were in Carlton at the new Kathleen Syme Library on Friday and I dusted off my Melbourne Library Services card…
It’s been a strange week. Something about sticking a public holiday at either, or both, ends presses the rest of the days together. So here we are again and I’m struggling to think of what I accomplished. Little things. But little things matter. Before I go any further, I will be closing registrations for My…
I was awakened by a tremendous clap of thunder in the early hours of this morning and eventually got up to find the suburb cloaked in cloud and sopping wet… including the clothes on the line. A big change to when I put them out late last night in the heat, thinking ‘They’ll be right”….
As you saw yesterday, we’re in the thick of birthday mode now – including prepping for a party on the weekend. Consequently, I haven’t had a lot of time to do the rounds of the internet as much as I normally would. But I’ve put together a few things because this series is about celebration…
I will have no child in single digits when the clock ticks over to 4.21pm this afternoon. Yes, it’s big 1-0 day. On top of that being a significant milestone in itself, Riley’s birthday also means that this blog’s big 10th isn’t far behind. They’re inextricably linked in my mind. If you’ve read my blog…
I have to admit I’m a bit of an Oscars tragic, so I watched this year’s 88th Academy Awards with customary excitement, most of which was channelled into cheering on Mad Max: Fury Road to as many wins as possible – six in total, as it turned out. Including one for one of my…
It’s time to take a deep breath and mentally prepare myself for the month ahead. I think most families have times when they’re busier than usual, and March is one of those for us. We have two birthdays, plus, Easter and school holidays usually fall in there somewhere (as they do this year). *Deep…
Today’s post is going to be a test (and, hopefully, demonstrate) why I started this ‘Friday Celebrations’ year-long series. The simple truth: I don’t really want to be here. It’s the seventh anniversary of my father’s passing. The psychic grief wound is open, bringing familiar pained and sad feelings to the surface. But as I…
