This is a piece of prose I wrote at the end of winter of 2015. It was an important day in my life. I wanted to remember how it felt to live in that moment so I painted myself a picture in words to look back on later. This week I read it again and [...]
The breeze is heavenly today and the scorching sun is high above the umbrella I'm perched beneath. Just enough warmth is filtering through the canvas to gently wash over me. As the air moves, it softly shakes the shadow-casting plants and trees all around making pretty moving patterns across my arm and the little laminated [...]
This post is about my year 6 teacher. It's now 20 years ago that I sat in her Macksville classroom each day. She was a bright soul in my life's journey and her presence has stayed with me through it all. On a summer afternoon I sit at my school desk and sing Otis Redding [...]
Warning: this post deals with needle phobia and may trigger those who find it difficult to read about this topic. I've always been afraid of needles - well as far as I can remember. I don't know if something particular made me grow so fearful or I'm just wired that way. This extreme fear has [...]
This winter has been so full of sunshine! As the season comes to an end I am still yearning for yet more sun. I've become a lizard over the past months as I search for the sunny spots to rest in, the bright side of the street to walk on or the sliver of sun [...]
What is it that turns off the green light in our minds? I'm often struck by just how fast I can flick from being 'go go go' to 'no no no'. I'm not talking about hitting the wall or running out of puff or other such turns of phrase. I'm talking about the weird disempowered [...]
Here are some things I drew this week... hope you like them. Also, enjoy the very important artsy names they each have. 'ORGANISED CHAOS''BANANAS WITH TABLECLOTH''BUS PROBLEMS''SHOES AT GOLDEN HOUR''BABY H''LOUNGEROOM CORNER''SOUP, TOAST, WATER GLASS''CAFE CREW'
I find letterboxes fascinating. Each one is so different to the next. Plastic numbers, 'NO JUNK MAIL' signs, reflectors, chipped paint, rust and other unique features adorn them. They come in all shapes and sizes. To stay standing they rest on a leg or two, are moored in a fence or take the shape of [...]
A little while ago, I was blessed to spend a few days in Leura with my sister and my best friend. The place we stayed at was amazing but we had a hiccup on the first night with a tripping power circuit. Unfortunately, it meant no heating and it happened so late at night we [...]
I've recently started the very slow process of sorting through our family photos. I'm quite determined to succeed and proudly sped through a few hours of sorting without getting distracted (which is a miracle). One photo caught my eye though and I snapped a pic on my phone before throwing it in the "kids together" [...]
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