I sometimes chuckle smugly when others complain their grown up kids don’t leave home, for years or decades. I feel just a tad righteous because we managed to offload both of ours straight after uni and packed them off to live independently and successfully in different cities. But here we are, 10 years later andContinue reading “When the adult kids come home – and all hell breaks loose”
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2018: the year that was, in words and pics
Personally speaking, 2018 was a pretty bloody good year, though it disappeared much more quickly than I’d like. A tell tale sign of ageing, to be sure. There was much to be grateful for. I’m aware it wasn’t great for many, so that’s even more reason to be grateful. My year brought some great joysContinue reading “2018: the year that was, in words and pics”
Luck and gratitude, and a brand new baby girl
Just days ago, at about the exact time Australia welcomed its 25th million citizen, a new baby was born into our tribe – another strong, beautiful granddaughter for us. And as I hold this brand new bundle, only hours in this world, I ponder the notions of luck and gratitude. I’m not going to tell you that thisContinue reading “Luck and gratitude, and a brand new baby girl”
The final clean out
After many months and literally hundreds of hours of sifting, sorting, cleaning and distributing, my mother’s house is finally cleared and emptied, and sold to another family. It’s a pretty huge job, this cleaning out the goods and chattels of your parents’ lives and emptying a house. Enormous. And it seems there are several waysContinue reading “The final clean out”
Peepo!
Ah, those faces! No matter the rubbish that’s happening in the world, they smile and the world is a better place. #grandkids #thosefaces
White fluff or a shared celebration? – a mother’s view of weddings
Monica Dux’s recent article discussing marriage versus weddings hit a chord with many, depicting traditional white weddings as exercises in doll-like gender roles and wanton excess, but here’s an alternative view from a mother’s perspective. I love weddings. Mine, my daughters’, all the ones I’ve attended. In all their whiteness and fluff, yes, and even expense,Continue reading “White fluff or a shared celebration? – a mother’s view of weddings”