*written over the end of February and the beginning of March.I’ve read and listened to a lot of good things these past few months. Great essays, thought provoking books, this poem during a Conversations podcast – which literally made me stop walking and gasp. It’s been a great way to find a precious pause in …
Cappadocia, Turkey. 2012 A time when travel was easy and the world was at our fingertips.
How many annual repetitions does it take to make something a tradition? If it’s twice, with the promise of more to come, then I do believe we’re on to something good here. For the second year running Steve, the kids and I loaded up the car and trailer and set off camping with my brother …
I swear it was January just a minute ago. What a strange and weird year this has been. I feel as though the whole year has been spent in anticipation of the next month, the next thing. It can’t possibly be over, and yet I really can’t wait for it to be done. There have …
2020, you can certainly go down as one of – if not the – weirdest year on record. But in the spirit of attempting to maintain some sanity and mental clarity – and I must say thanks to the suggestion of a dietitian I’ve been chatting to – it feels good to lean into what …
Well that was one big break! But in between an increasingly active toddler keeping me on my toes, a child coming to grips with the weirdness going on in the world, protests and the COVID-19 lockdown and the subsequent return to the world – and all the big emotions that brought up – this little …
“Look at all these leaves Mummy!” We were walking to our local park and my son had insisted on walking the entire way – the whole 1km. Almost halfway there we passed a section of footpath that had been completely covered with leaves by a friendly neighbourhood bush turkey. I’m sure its scratching drives the …
Making: plans to go camping again soon. After Imbil we’re all very keen to make this a regular occurence. Cooking: Nothing new really. I’ve been relying on old favourites a lot at the moment. Steve has been jumping in the kitchen when he can – normally on the weekends as we now eat dinner a …
I’m fairly sure that most kids measure the flow of their years by annual family holidays. For me it was weeks spent at Burleigh Heads over summer, Easters at Hervey Bay and the May long weekend camping at Lake Cootharaba, where family lore had it that it was always fine when we set up camp …
I’m not one to go in for the whole “new year (new decade), new you” kind of resolutions, being firmly of the mindset that you needn’t wait for January 1 to try something new. However, I do like the idea of looking forward and considering what it is I’d like to tackle or achieve in …
