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i’m getting smaller

I gave my 12 year old son strict instructions to go through his wardrobe and remove everything that no longer fits him.

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By the time you’re eighty years old you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it. – George Burns. My girl walks proudly on to the stage clutching her trumpet. She beams when she sees me in the audience and does one of those little low wagging of her fingers, a wave just for me. […]

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the egg convo

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own. – Mary Schmich     Gawd remember how contorted we used to get in the back seat of your Cortina?   Yeah…what was that colour called […]

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“Do one thing every day that scares you.” -Mary Schmich   I don’t wear a lot of make-up but when a friend of mine heard that I remove it every night with *shock* and *horror* just plain-ole-water she looked at me as repulsed with my habits as though I had just told her that last […]

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Today my kids were lucky enough to be invited to a bowling party hosted by players from Melbourne Victory. I have to admit that I don’t really follow soccer, so I quickly gave myself a Google education and we headed off -autograph book in hand. While we were driving to the bowling alley the kids […]

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       In Melbourne Spring arrives in suggestive doses. A day of sunshine mingles with three or four of chill. Then there’s two days of sunshine in a row- teasing us to prematurely shed our coats and scarves (but not…I repeat not our knee high boots). Like true Melburnians we will then friggin’ curse that left […]

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On the weekend we took a day trip down to Phillip Island. Along the way we stopped for some road-munchies at the local supermarket. I had a bit of a tummy upset so I grabbed some licorice (need I say anymore??!!??). In the car I snapped open the bag and popped a black stick into dear […]

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