How to inherit the job of chief Ikea assembler
We’re getting bunnies. Or more precisely Caitlin is getting pet bunnies. Nothing to do with me being completely smitten by the incredible cute at all. Honest. Anyway, these are the bunnies in question....
View ArticleMelbourne miscellany
We hopped on a plane between Christmas and New Year for a quick trip to Melbourne to see the Melbourne Theatre Company production of The Importance of Being Earnest. The impetus behind this piece of...
View ArticleFingal Bay
The week before Christmas we took ourselves off for four nights in a cabin at Fingal Bay, the forecast was for wet and dreary so we packed card and board games and lots of dvds. We did indeed play...
View ArticleMore poetry from my offspring
Remember Artillery shells screaming from the heavens Like angels of death Air raid sirens howl in the night Shelters full of fear The husks of tanks blown asunder Haunt the streets Wailing of people...
View ArticleCaitlin has something to share
UPDATE: Caitlin is also a perfectionist, so we have made the first recorded version of her song private and will share a video of the polished up version when it is ready. Meanwhile youtube embedding...
View ArticleSummer, therefore beach
Yes, even when the sky is grey, the wind is blustery and the air temperature is verging on colder than the water. (Possible slight exaggeration for dramatic effect, but only slight.) Tom had been...
View ArticleFriday Fragments – Heatwave edition
It’s been quite some time since I’ve put together a Friday Fragments post, let’s see if I remember how this goes! Today has been the hottest day ever on record in Sydney, 45.8°C (114.4°F) at...
View Article#KellsWritingChallenge Day 4 – There’s no time like the present
Once upon a time I used to try and photograph and video all the performances that my kids were involved in. It was never a particularly successful endeavour largely due to a combination of inadequate...
View ArticleAn Aussie Atheist Christmas
I was reading through Greta Christina’s post Seven Reasons for Atheists to Celebrate the Holidays about why atheists might be quite into holidays that have religious origins and nodding...
View Article25 years
I don’t know what he’s grinning about, he’d forgotten my ring. I wore stupid feet hurting shoes. It was all terribly traditional, church wedding, Dad walked me down the aisle. I think this was one of...
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