Posted in ordinary joys, family & friends on Jan 27th, 2010 No Comments »
Yesterday was a Molly Day, meaning that I spent the day with Brother Mark, Sister Keryn, and my darling niece - Molly. She is now walking, starting to talk, and testing boundaries. (Just how close to the water can I get my drink bottle, even though Daddy told me not to.) Mostly she just plays […]
Posted in ordinary joys, movies & tv on Dec 6th, 2009 No Comments »
Since The Informant wasn’t playing in town for reasons unknown - it was playing everywhere else - Tom and I saw Where The Wild Things Are instead. I was curious to see how Spike Jonez was going to translate a 10-sentence picture book into a feature film, but figured that anyone with the imagination to […]
Posted in ordinary joys on Dec 3rd, 2009 6 Comments »
Raspberries and blackberries for $3.98 a punnet. Happy with that. On another note - does anyone else think that strawberries are overrated? Or do I stand alone on that point?
Posted in environment, ordinary joys on Nov 15th, 2009 2 Comments »
It’s the little things that make life enjoyable. Like an afternoon spent shredding ten years of bills and receipts. Feeding the beast became strangely hypnotic, as sheet after sheet after sheet was quickly gobbled up in a whir of grinding metal teeth. The sound of munching was music to my ears. Poor thing became overheated […]
Posted in ordinary joys, work & study on Oct 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Be the change you want to see in the world. Gandhi? Anyway, it feels like change is in the wind. The sleep strategy is working, the plans for The Other Room are taking shape, and some major work changes that I’ve proposed are being seriously considered. Funny how change can be energising when you’re making […]
Posted in ordinary joys, family & friends, books on Oct 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Sleeping in is necessary sometimes, but does have the downside of making the day shorter. It’s 11.30am and I’m having a frothy cuppa, a banana, and toast, while listening to an interview on ABC702 with Rachel Harris who lived for 5 years as a Carmelite nun (a silent, enclosed order), is an Aspbergers counsellor and […]
Posted in ordinary joys, family & friends, god, faith & spirit on Sep 20th, 2009 3 Comments »
I’ve had a good birthday. Not one for big, flamboyant celebrations, there were a series of smaller, spontaneous, low-key events, starting last Tuesday night at Commie Dinner, pausing until Friday night, and wrapping up this evening. There have been cakes, including a spectacular book complete with a dog named Spud. (See the About Me tab.) […]