After a week where I had to remind myself to breathe quite often, it's good to have some quiet time. Life with a toddler is rarely quiet, especially with one who loves music and percussion instruments. He wailed at the top of his lungs earlier when Tim explained that ukuleles are not played by hitting …
Category: Chatting
Writing and remembrance
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 …
Rain
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 …
The wait
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 …
Blogging with Pip
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 …
Mumma, Did You Know? 