As the one in the family who used to get paid to write things, I was asked to help put together the eulogy for my grandfather. So I sat down with Nan yesterday to try to get some words out of her. Then tried to fill in the rest with my mum later on. It’s… Continue reading Writing and remembrance
My grandfather passed away in the night. At some point in the night, up with a sick baby, I noticed that it had begun to rain. This morning when I woke up, it was still raining. It’s kept up all day – soft rain, drizzling rain, the rain you hope for to water newly planted… Continue reading Rain
My one remaining grandfather is in hospital and not expected to live much longer. I am at home with a sick baby, who is taking all my focus – last time he was this sick, he ended up in intensive care by the end of the night, and although he’s been given the all clear… Continue reading The wait
I signed up for the Blog with Pip e-course when it was announced a few months ago – I’ve been reading Pip online for years, a friend in Melbourne went to Pip’s Brown Owls craft group and said that I needed to read her blog because it was right down my alley. I attended the… Continue reading Blogging with Pip
Today we had a lovely day – my friend’s son was was baptised in a solid old brick church with stained glass windows, and then we celebrated after with a BBQ in a park by the Brisbane River. We chatted, the children played together, and there was cake. Tim and I were asked to be… Continue reading Friends, babies, cake
Inspired by Pip at http://meetmeatmikes.com Making : Bread dough – waiting for it to rise Cooking : pikelets later on for afternoon tea Drinking : Peppermint tea Reading: Firefly fanfic (I need to get to the library this week) Wanting: Chocolate Looking: at a cloudy sky outside Playing: outdoor games with Little F Wasting: all the… Continue reading Taking stock (not making it)
In my third garden bed where I planted lettuce, basil and tomatoes, the tiny plants that have sprouted look suspiciously like marigolds, pak choy and sunflowers. I first planted pak choy years ago, my first year gardening, and it did really well. We had a lot of stir fries that year. The pak choy blossomed… Continue reading Next gen, vegetable style
