I haven’t posted any reviews lately, have I? Did you think you might’ve caught a break and I’ve forgotten about it? Nope. Sorry you non-readers out there (but I suspect most of you are!) I’m plowing through three at the moment: 1) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 2) Fear of Flying by Erica Jong 3) Captain…
On Saturday, as rather a spontaneous decision unlike me, I decided to go to the Melbourne Writers Festival. So, I went to see Clive James and, in another session, Cory Doctorow speak on a panel. I was quite excited, as the last time I went to the MWF was four years ago, when I was…
How is blogging like keeping a pen-pal? Is it at all? Let’s see: you can keep in touch, cross continents. There is often dialogues and confessions. Conversations are as likely to be continued via email, person to person, once contacts and trust has been established. It is arguably more convenient, also. One can choose to…
When Adam pulled up in the driveway the other afternoon, it was quite a surprise as we were not officially expecting him until the following day (although my spidey-sense was tingling all day, so I kind of expected him anyway.) So, I run outside, arms out like Melanie welcoming Ashley home in Gone With the…
Keira has taken to ‘setting up shop’ in our walk-in-wardrobe. Her wares are exclusively our shoes, and it could be any part of the day when I walk by our bedroom to hear her muffled cries within of, “Shoes for sale! Come and try my shoes!” So I oblige, and walk in to see her…
When I was 17, something strange happened to my left breast. It got red. It suddenly got very itchy, especially around the nipple; which then began to excrete a mysterious, clear liquid. As you’d expect, this was enough for my mother to take me to the doctor. I had a mammogram – a procedure uncomfortable…
We recently joined our local toy library. It is run by a members co-operative, which means I have to volunteer my time to run sessions and such during the year. This doesn’t really bother me; in fact, I’m looking forward to this kind of parent: They come through the door, two toddlers in tow, screaming…
This is Keira five or six days after she was born. This is Keira now. I can still see the similarities in her face. Note if you will the Hi-5 hairstyle, which I talked about the other week! I mastered only one….
Adam was most aggrieved the other day when he read my post about Cheerios and Froot Loops. “They do not taste the same, and I’m going to go buy a box of both to prove it!” So yesterday I was subjected to a blind taste-test, where which I learned that, indeed, they do not taste…
