I had a conversation with my girl the other day about an upcoming excursion. 'I'm feeling nervous, and excited, Mummy.' 'Oh sweetheart,' I replied, 'that's perfectly normal when you try something new. To feel nervous and excited.' The look of relief on her face when I said that, the way she released her breath, the hug … Continue reading all the feels
On haiku and heartache … the reality of parenting
Yesterday I helped my 6-year-old write her first Haiku. We brainstormed a topic, counted syllables, and created a poem. It was wonderful for this poetry-loving mother. I had tears in my eyes, as I thought, "I will write a blog post about this tonight. My daughter wrote a haiku and my heart is full." The … Continue reading On haiku and heartache … the reality of parenting
on coffee and the little things
He made me a coffee this morning. He makes me a coffee every morning. Yesterday was Valentines and he made me a coffee. Today was just the plain old 15th February and he made me a coffee. See I happen to believe that it is not the grand gestures, but the little things that make … Continue reading on coffee and the little things
choose life
A school holiday favourite has been enjoying dance parties with my girls. And as everyone gets a chance to pick the music, one of their questions has been "what music did you listen to, when you were a girl?" It has been the perfect opportunity to introduce them to the delights of 80's pop! "Wake Me … Continue reading choose life
what hospitality looks like
I love to cook and eat, and laugh around the table with a bunch of people. I have this thing for hospitality. I have a bookshelf filled with cookbooks. I have a kitchen equipped with cast iron cookware and good knives, baking tins and serving platters. My pantry is always stocked. It's in my DNA, my … Continue reading what hospitality looks like
fast
On Monday night Mr came home and said "I think we need a TV free night tonight, in fact I think we need a TV free week", and with that I introduce our Wordplay for this week: fast: to abstain from eating all or certain food or meals, esp. as a religious observance; an … Continue reading fast