March 2009

How blogging philanthropy is powerful and activism works

March 31, 2009

Jasmin has this project running that began last week, and boy was I excited when I learned a bit more about it. She, along with Incentive House, came up with an idea: that bloggers could earn up to $1000 for the Opportunity International Microfinance Fundraiser. By writing a post on the subject we bloggers could earn a $100 for the [...]

An interesting seven minutes of video for film and snark lovers

March 30, 2009

{For reader people who might not see the YouTube clip here is Kevin Spacey doing a couple of his famous impressions, but more interesting, for me, is the film reviews.} For my sis. Happy Birthday, sis.

Favourite Links of the Week #10

March 29, 2009

Maggie Van Ostrand from the HuffPo talks about Seabiscuit getting his very own US postage stamp (Phar Lap got the same years ago in Australia). Interesting. Rachel advocates against how midwifery in Australia is being driven underground and what we can do about it. A really nice tip from Laurel (as usual) about how you [...]

Thoughts on How To Publish Your Own Book

March 27, 2009

I have had so many questions asked of me since I published Surprise! about the publishing world, about writing and authoring, about costs and accountability that I’ve lost count. I have long promised these people a post on the subject, and here it is. I’m answering questions as they’ve been emailed or put to me, and [...]

Adam’s Birthday Cake

March 26, 2009

Not the best one ever – but certainly not the worst either. Not that Riley would really know either way. He likes his frosting with a serve of cake: he licks off the top and he’s pretty much done.

Boys will be boys

March 25, 2009

The smallest boy in this photograph is my father. Mum says it makes her smile because my grandmother has her hands on his shoulders: just keep still for the camera! She can hear her saying the words. Stand there for just a moment! Don’t waste the film. We all do it with our wriggly children, [...]

Grace In Small Things 2 of 365

March 24, 2009

1. Imagine a warm Saturday Melbourne afternoon in March plus, 2. a visit from one of my oldest girlfriends as we 3. consume an iced and crisp glass of champagne, 4. talking about old times and our pets, before we 5. play a game of Buzz! Quiz TV on the PS3 (where I win) Celebrate the [...]

Not Talking

March 23, 2009

I’m not going to talk about how Friday was a bad day; a day of self-recriminations, of idling, of not-crying-and-should-be-crying, of opening cupboards and shutting them again, moving toys from one area to another, for no reason and certainly with no results on the room-cleanliness scale. I’m not going to talk about my father this [...]

Our House; March 2005

March 22, 2009

I could go on about the deliciousness of my daughter here, or how she was already walking (at 10 months! Surely a Genius!) but no. I look at this photo and think how young I look. Which I was, kinda. Going through old photos makes me clucky again, which might be why Adam recommends I [...]