A few years ago when Archie was nearly 16 we had a holiday staying with some friends on their country property. I thought it would be a lovely relaxing break where the teenagers could enjoy doing nothing except lying around the pool, sitting and talking or reading a good book. But in the shed at […]
Archives for August 2012
Rocky Road and ‘It’s only a thumb’
August 17, 2012 By 50 Comments
One Friday night when my Archie was at boarding school and in Year 9, I was tucked in bed at home. My mobile rang and it was Archie. ‘What are you doing Archie? It’s so late’. ‘I’m at the hospital.’ ‘The school’s hospital?’ ‘No, I was there, but matron drove me to the one out […]
Coconut Orange Cake and The Girls
August 16, 2012 By 53 Comments
I thought today I might be on track for a few accomplishments like finally reaching the bottom of the washing baskets and putting clothes away in drawers instead of having to scratch through a bottomless pit every morning in the hopes of finding something to wear. But things turned very sour when I returned from […]
Currant Scones and ‘m Back on Air
August 15, 2012 By 51 Comments
Did you miss me? I missed you all terribly. I did let all my facebook friends know that my little guy, the one who was my favourite but now isn’t, downloaded a virus onto my laptop. He and the boy nextdoor are into something called Mindcraft (or it could be Minecraft – who really cares), […]
How to Wake up with a Hangover
August 13, 2012 By 47 Comments
The Mudgee Wine and Food Fair isn’t held in Mudgee. It’s held along the esplanade at Balmoral Beach, some 3-4 hours from Mudgee. But a greater mystery would be why they choose to hold this event in August in our coldest month of the year. Last week we had some beautiful sunny days with temperatures […]
My Future Wallaby
August 11, 2012 By 49 Comments
It’s nearly the end of the rugby season and I’m counting the days. By far, and without doubt, Alfie is the worst player on the team. He just doesn’t get it. He doesn’t know where he’s meant to be, doesn’t understand what he’s meant to be doing and much to the annoyance of the coach, […]
A Reunion
August 10, 2012 By 35 Comments
A few weeks ago a good friend I went to school with invited me to a lunch with others from our year at school. Apart from Pip, I hadn’t seen most of the others I would be re-connecting with for many years – and there’s no need to mention how many years that might have […]
Winning isn’t Everything…But then again!
August 9, 2012 By 36 Comments
Today was Alfie’s Athletics Carnival. Being grouped in the Kindy to Year 2 event the day was more about participation than competition. For me I had to make sure Alfie was dressed in his house colours (that would be the blue house), pack him a lunch box, a water bottle, douse him in sunscreen, throw […]
Coconut Gelato
August 8, 2012 By 46 Comments
When I was growing up my father bought a gadget that came all the way from the USA – and that was a very big deal back in those days. It was an ice cream machine that wasn’t electric or mortorised but instead was a barrel with a cylinder inside it with a dasher to […]
School Lunches and ‘B’ is for Beautiful, ‘D’ is for Dysfunctional
August 7, 2012 By 35 Comments
As I walked Alfie into school this morning I saw his lovely teacher who was smiling and laughing and looking so happy to be there. Alfie is so lucky to be in her class and I know this because all the other mothers whose sons and daughters missed out, will never let me forget that […]
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