I have been out and about these holidays. A great combination of getting practical things done and having pleasurable times. I’ve caught up with lots of loved ones. I spent a night with Dallis, my friend Wilma’s daughter. It was such a pleasure. When I met Wilma, Dallis was a toddler and I have known […]

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Today has been the laziest day I’ve had in a long while. I haven’t left the house and it’s been great. I had a couple of visitors, close people so no need to entertain, they were happy to hang out with me in my pj’s and sympathise about sore mouth. It was good and decadent. […]

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Last night I went on a long drive to my Uncle’s 60th Birthday party. I was curious to see how 60ths went down in this day and age to be honest. My mum’s family is large and they like to enjoy themselves. So the 60th had a distinctly younger feel than most I’ve previously attended. […]

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Since lunchtime today, I have heard enough.
My daughter is home on teaching rounds this week. Last night I decided to have an early night, yet hadn’t realised that Asha would be home. I don’t always remember all my plans, or perhaps they changed. So my adult children decided to join me in bed and we […]

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My son has been extremely well behaved of late. Getting his licence has been a great thing on a lot of levels. He seems happier with his independence. He drives to school a little later in the mornings than I delivered him, because I had to get to school too, on a different campus. I […]

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“How can you stay outside, There’s a beautiful mess inside, Take a deep breath and dive”
(Far, Far - Yael Naim lyrics)
This song is one of my favourites for the year. The sound and words are gentle and speak to me. Today I made a beautiful mess of poohduck. I was trying to get the […]

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In the last year of his life, my pa told me he’d made an appointment to see our local politician about an idea he had for solving the water problem. He told me to keep it to myself because others would say it couldn’t be done, but he’d thought it through and believed it was a viable option. […]

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Thanks so much to my wonderful Auntie Jude for the gift of this gorgeous patchwork work of art! I  appreciate the work that goes into patchwork. When I was a Neighbourhood House Co-ordinator we had a patchwork class and the ladies in the class worked on some wonderful gifts for their loved ones. A lot of effort and love […]

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I wanted to take a photo of the cool patchwork hanging my Auntie Jude made me, to put on my blog today. It has gold and black paisley fabric on it and I love it. I’m having camera trouble though. I think I need to replace my rechargeable batteries. I haven’t used my camera as […]

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Woke up to my last weekend of the holidays and felt a little pang of loss, no matter how often I enjoy holidays, I still find myself a little sad when they end. It will be good to get back to school though, I’m getting a little too out of routine these holidays. Staying up […]

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