The saga continues… Archie made it to the end of Term I. He came home for the holidays and we went away to Far North Queensland for a holiday. Archie seemed fine but it was apparent he was a touch subdued but he said little about his life at boarding school. We returned home and […]
Penang Chicken Curry and …Moving on in Boarding School
March 10, 2013 By 49 Comments
Right…so….after the one and only letter and the end of the compulsory three-week stint in boarding school, Archie was allowed to come home on weekends. With my new baby, I would drive out on a Friday afternoon and meet him at ‘Hogwarts’ with enough time to help him pack then cut my way back through […]
Massaman Thai Curry and…Boarding School Beginnings
March 8, 2013 By 49 Comments
A few posts ago I was telling you how Archie wasn’t accepted into the school we had chosen for him because they said he had severe learning difficulties and so we found another school for that would take him, but only as a boarder. Archie was quite keen to board and we thought it would […]
Rocky Road Slice and…’Severe Learning Difficulties’
February 28, 2013 By 54 Comments
If you believed everything I’ve been told, you would have great concerns for Archie’s level of intelligence. This is because someone who had never met me or Archie but who was the Registrar at one of Sydney’s elite private schools, said to me over the phone in a very matter-of-fact tone, ‘Your son has severe […]
Maple Syrup Lamb and…Band Practise
February 24, 2013 By 49 Comments
Yes, this post has Archie written all over it. I had a really busy day scheduled today so wanted to organise dinner ahead of time. I didn’t want to break the tradition of a Sunday night family dinner (and I always schedule an early dinner so the family night of significance is over in time […]
The Trio Becomes a Quartet
February 20, 2013 By 52 Comments
Archie’s high on life. Has been for a while. Probably a long while. He’s back at uni and loving it and enthusiastically gets out of bed in the morning and irons a shirt and packs his low-carb lunch and off he goes. Because not only is uni grand, Archie’s band (although widely unknown) is keeping […]
The Stampede and…Quick Chicken Curry
February 6, 2013 By 55 Comments
Back in the day when Archie was at boarding school, the boys felt a sense of being deprived, neglected, or even underprivileged. While this was a far stretch from reality, the boarders did share the sentiment that should any blessing, any privilege or any offering come their way, they would dive on it. And dive […]
The Young Adult
January 21, 2013 By 65 Comments
Archie is no longer a teenager. It’s so hard to believe because it seemed to me that he would be in that sphere for decades but the reality is, time stands still for no one, not even my Archie and this January he has been tipped over into ‘Young Adult’ status. Twenty years ago, (and […]
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
December 7, 2012 By 62 Comments
I didn’t think it was a big ask. I don’t ask for much. Just five minutes of their time scheduled months ago so they wouldn’t forget and could plan around it but when the moment arrived, one was wanting to rush out the door to a rehearsal in readiness for tomorrow’s exam (last minute preparation […]
The Barman, the Actress and the Prostitute
November 12, 2012 By 60 Comments
Last night I was helping a friend with her daughter’s 18th birthday party. It was held at their very beautiful home where they have an enviable view. The view from my backyard has no similarities with this scene. Anyway, I would love to tell you all about the party that was a sit-down Italian feast […]
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