Celebrating the small victories
Yesterday, we went to a neighbouring suburb to play in the park and I took the opportunity to sneak off to an excellent second-hand bookshop nearby. It was my lucky day, because I hit the jackpot: The Madwoman in the Attic for $15, as new condition and a Helen Garner novel. Plus D H Lawrence’s…
There’s just something about Trains
At the Birthday Extravaganza on the weekend, the kids were given add-ons to their Thomas Train set. This included a new engine with batteries. So of course the whole set had to be dragged out to the lounge room and set up smack in the middle for everyone to trip over, because, really, a party…
My life is a Jim Steinman song
Every now and then I get a little bit lonely*…… Riley is sick this week and we’ve been sequestered in the house, venturing out only to the chemist or the mail box. Every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears…Well, his tears, as he’s crying…
