March 2010

She’s Got Attitude

March 31, 2010

This photo pretty much sums up for me what Term 1 has been like for Keira at school. She’s finding her way, growing into herself, and finding confidence: it’s her Beyonce Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) stance. I was fully braced for the long-haul necessity of walking her into class every day, with [...]

Some family snaps

March 30, 2010

Taken last Friday when we drove Adam into his rendezvous point at the MCG for his ride. Riley enjoyed the thick, long grass. We don’t see much of it, what with drought and … not having a lawn. Riley moved his head at the last second, but at least you see his new haircut. [...]

He’s a wee bit tired

March 29, 2010

Starting Saturday and finishing yesterday, Adam and some work colleagues took it in shifts, on their bikes, to ride this red line: That’s from Swan Hill up at the border down to Port Fairy on the coast, all 520kms of it, in aid of the Murray to Moyne fundraiser. 9.30pm last night I’m sure there [...]

Before you settle yourselves into the weekend, there is just one thing…

March 27, 2010

“I’ll read anything so long as it’s good, and online writing is full of excellent examples.” Read more here … I wrote a guest post over at SPUNC (Small Press Underground Networking Community) yesterday. Click the above link to read the rest. Keira is jumping around the house yelling “It’s the holidays! It’s the holidays!” Yes, [...]

Friday Linkage

March 26, 2010

Contributor copies of Miscellaneous Voices: Australian Blog Writing #1 are now making their way across the country and globe, as are the first of the pre-orders. Some blog posts have been written about those who’ve received them: such as Lead Igloo, Maekitso’s Cafe (you can win his copy if you enter his competition by writing a Ghazal), [...]

Thrifty Thursday: Cue and Sachi

March 25, 2010

This dress will be just perfect for Melbourne in winter. Pluses: * It has sleeves * It is a thick material * The neutral colour helps me in that I can wear several types of opaque stocking and they won’t look weird * It’s a Cue and they are quality These shoes? Disaster. Why: * [...]

What I’m Reading – end of March ’10

March 23, 2010

I’ve abandoned Ms. Mantel’s book since taking this photo. It was at about page 280, a good two-thirds, perhaps even three-quarters, of the way through so I gave it every chance. There were common threads between this and the extraordinary Wolf Hall: she has a great knack of weaving minute detail into her descriptions without [...]

Adam’s Birthday Cake

March 21, 2010

A birthday can hardly be complete without a shot of a child’s disembodied-looking hand reaching out to poke the frosting … That child, of course, is Riley.

Happy Birthday, Dearest

March 19, 2010

First posted March 2007 It’s a Sunday afternoon. Both kids are in bed asleep at the same time, meaning mum and dad have a few hours of blessed peace. So what do mum and dad do? Head for bed themselves … for a nap. It’s a blessed luxury, when you can get it. Except when [...]