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Saturday, July 21, 2007

Harry Potter, a Red Setter, Cannelloni, and Dame Edna

My son had planned to be at Border’s at 9:00 am sharp, to pick up his reserved copy of the final Harry Potter book. The day before yesterday, he had an invitation to the beach for the weekend – winter notwithstanding – and had asked me if I wouldn’t mind going to pick it up for him instead. Of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Chilly..!

I meant to write something yesterday, the first time I saw the frost on the lawn. It's not too unusual; it's cold, it's winter; it's... July. I seem to be getting used to that, a little. I stood quite still for several minutes yesterday, gazing at the garden and thinking. It's freezing here at the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 30, 2007

Just quickly..

I'm afraid that lately I've become a miscreant blogger, one of those who just nips in and out briefly. For this I apologise; there are too many irons in the fire for me just at the moment, most of them to do with family: end-of-term exams; sudden illness which meant missing one; doctors, academic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 29, 2007

Democratic?

Unlike other Western democracies, voting in Australia is compulsory. I find that strange, but there it is. Since I was out of the country visiting my family in March, I didn't vote during the State General Election. Naturally, I expected in due course to receive a Penalty Notice for Failure to Vote.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 10, 2007

Nail Salon Philosophy

It’s my regular Sunday visit to the nail salon, something I have quietly slipped in to my collection of little-things-I-do-for-myself. I decided to start having them done when I was working part-time and earning my own money. Up until then I hadn’t wanted to “waste” my husband’s income on such... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 8, 2007

Can You Speak Italian?

In another week my son’s first semester of university will be over, apart from waiting for the exam results. The other day I was thinking back to his kindergarten days, the way he clambered cheerfully on to the school bus every morning, and the way he played outside after school. Now he spends most... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 7, 2007

Traffic...!

I wouldn’t be the first motorist to find rain and traffic an irritating combination, but I was disappointed but stoically resigned to it when a drive that normally takes forty minutes even when it’s busy, took an hour and forty five minutes. It was my own fault; silly of me to decide, because the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 2, 2007

Whimsy

Come away with me. Come away with me, my love to Walt Disney World, where we can play. You alone understand the joyous child in me: I wrote you a card that said ”it is the child in us that loves; I love the child in you.” It was never more true. Come away with me. Come away with me, my love to Walt... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Something a little different

I don't often feel inclined to post links to web pages, but I found this commercial grew on me - and I don't even drink beer. http://www.harvested.com.au/ - back tomorrow I hope, with some actual writing. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 26, 2007

Festina Lente

Simply-crafted figurines of soft-peach coloured clay grace the narrow windowsill in late Spring sunlight. The boy slumps in deep despair, shoulders and head bowed low, his strong, muscular body suddenly weak. Her face blank, she rises, slowly, hand on the small of her back, weight shifting,... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

I started this blog in 2006, round about the time my 28-year marriage was unravelling. It was difficult for all concerned, even for my ex who handled the situation about as badly as it’s possible to do. The damage is still emerging, when I least expect it. The children are adults and both now live with their father in Australia. After the divorce, the future initially looked bright. It still does, although there are a number of complications. I have a new relationship to nurture, sometimes thrown into confusion through my daughter’s negativity when she visits. I’m a member of the church choir, which is really important to me. I think I’m happy, apart from those moments of conflict and opposition that we can all do without. Time will tell. To quote William Shakespeare: O time, thou must untangle this, not I. It is too hard a knot for me t'untie

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