Month: February 2009

Blog Link-ups and Memes12 Comments

25

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Yep, it’s the Facebook 25 random things meme, I’ve been tagged often enough now that I figure it’s time to do it. I have one ear that sticks out further from my head than the other. When I was in my late teens a doctor suggested I might want to have surgery to “fix” it. I didn’t think it was broken, after all I can hear just fine with it thank you. When I was pregnant with David I really regretted calling the cat James. We may well have used the name for a child had it not been already … Continue reading 25

Gardens and Bushland8 Comments

Adrenalin nightcap

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Earlier this evening I was suddenly seized with a craving for serious chocolate. I had no luck with my attempt to send Adam on a mission to the Guylian Cafe before he came home so when he got here, after 11pm, I decided to head out to the supermarket myself. Look, I wouldn’t have gone if we hadn’t also been in dire need of sandwich meat and fruit so it’s not quite as bad as it sounds. My hunt for serious chocolate was a success, I now have a box of fancy Lindt morsels and they were even on sale. … Continue reading Adrenalin nightcap

Family & Parenting2 Comments

Chess

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It’s been a long, long time since I last played chess and I wasn’t particularly good at it back then, I figured I was doing well to remember the moves for each piece and how to set up the board. Dave and I both claimed that we had no idea what we were doing but I suspect he was trying to be kind to me, after all he has 6 months of chess club under his belt. I was doing so well right up to the point where I completely failed to notice my queen was under threat and David … Continue reading Chess

Gardens and Bushland13 Comments

Pretty raindrops (and spider pic)

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*Warning – post contains a photo of a fairly large spider* I almost walked into this going down the front path this morning. It’s been there, right on the edge of the path for about a week now, sometimes just a little too far over and whoever is first out the door of a morning cops a face full of web. At least it was easy to see today. Pretty raindrops. Here’s the owner. Continue reading Pretty raindrops (and spider pic)

Stuff About Me4 Comments

My heart aches

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Bushfire rages out of control from the Bunyip State Park. Photo: Jason South My heart aches for the people, the communities, the wildlife and livestock, the farmland and bushland that have fallen victim to the horror of the bushfires in Victoria. The death toll stands at 84 people. Hundreds of homes have been lost. At least 200,000 hectares of land has been burnt out in over 400 fires all over the state. Donations can be made via the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal – online or phone 1800 811 700. Continue reading My heart aches

Family & Parenting, Food Glorious Food, Stuff About Me, Things We Should Talk About at the Dinner Table7 Comments

Food and love (Part 1)

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Some time ago Liz posted a piece titled Love You With Food, it ends with these lines: There is a legacy of love and food and cooking in my family. I’m so glad to be part of it and so glad it doesn’t end with me. I wish I could say the same thing about my family. It’s not that there was any lack of love, or indeed of good food, in my childhood – far from it! But somewhere along the way food became a problem instead of an uncomplicated celebration and the legacy I inherited could be better … Continue reading Food and love (Part 1)

Keeping the Masses Entertained4 Comments

Other Mother is here

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Freaky! I’ve been exploring the Coraline movie website, so much awesome! I particularly like the clip showing the miniature knitting (it’s in the top drawer under the mirror in Coraline’s bedroom). I’m extremely peeved that here in Australia we have to wait till MAY for the cinema release *grumbles* I have to confess I haven’t read the book yet, but I did read an excerpt from it in the Nebula Awards Showcase anthology for 2003, the year in which Coraline won the novella category. Oh well, at least I’ve got plenty of time to grab myself a copy of the … Continue reading Other Mother is here

Family & Parenting, Things We Should Talk About at the Dinner Table5 Comments

Snippets revisited

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Caitlin’s a total drama queen so, yeah, she did have a bit of a difficult day but she gets over these things pretty quickly too. Thanks everyone for the kind words 🙂 The hat reappeared the next day, as I knew it would, I’m well trained in the clear labeling of kids clothes. Working in the Uniform shop at the school taught me that much, at the end of each year we’d get the unclaimed stuff from Lost Property to resell through the shop – so many things with no names in them! Lost Property is a peculiar repository in … Continue reading Snippets revisited

Family & Parenting12 Comments

Snippets from the first week back at school

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In the morning on the day the kids were placed in their classes David was pale-faced and anxious, dreading getting the deputy principal as his teacher. This very likely result did indeed eventuate which was not at all surprising as I had had conversations with the teachers at the end of last year in which we agreed that Mr M (who is a lovely person and, from what I’ve heard, a great teacher) would be the best option for Dave this year. David mock scowls at me, knowing I’ve had a hand in his fate. When I came to pick … Continue reading Snippets from the first week back at school