I read that quote today. And that’s what I did. Actually I didn’t lay in the sun (who does nowadays?), but I thought about that quote as I drove into town and all of a sudden I saw how many shades of green make up the trees, how they differ in shapes and cast cool … Continue reading Let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see
Attention to detail
I moved my butter knife gently and smoothly across the surface of the margarine. Once it was evenly coated with just the right amount to cover one slice, I spread it on the toast, not too thin, not too thick, ensuring all surfaces were completely and evenly covered and no margarine remained on my knife. … Continue reading Attention to detail
There’s this thing called a pressure-sensitive pad
I'm not great at sport (being unable to catch or throw the chief cause). In team sports I was picked last. In the primary school sports, I got to sit behind the kid holding the board with a huge ‘1’ painted on it, along with a few others who had missed with every ball in … Continue reading There’s this thing called a pressure-sensitive pad
Be nice
We’re taught from an early age to be nice. Nice and polite and kind. I explain to Elsie and Maeve why something they said was nice, and why something they did wasn’t. As we walk out of the supermarket, I tell Elsie that she was really nice to answer the questions that our friend asked … Continue reading Be nice
‘We told you he was a loser.’
Many had quit high-profile jobs to start home-based businesses so they could spend more time with their kids. Some have those kids in care so they can work in their home-based business. I learned a lot at the Melbourne AusMumpreneur Conference this week. And I thought a lot during the three-hour drive home when it … Continue reading ‘We told you he was a loser.’
The big things in life
You can’t vote for Tony and Julia. So I can’t really vote for Karise and Darren. As an aside, call me ignorant, but I’m putting a lot more thought into this doesn’t-affect-my-life-or-the-lives-of-my-children-decision than I did in the polling booth on election day. Shallow as I may be, Karise Eden's voice moves me far more than footage of … Continue reading The big things in life
Siblings worth their weight in gold
I remember only ever wanting one thing really badly when I was young. My eldest brother’s Uncanny X-Men t-shirt. Maybe Brian Mannix wasn’t cool by the time it was handed down. And being that I was third in line, that’s likely the case. I never did get it. Just as an aside, I’m wondering now whether … Continue reading Siblings worth their weight in gold
You be the judge
My hair is not long enough. Or short enough. I’m growing it out. I’ve got new headbands (some are thick, some are thin) and packets of bobby pins. I’ve pulled out bottles, tubes and tubs from the bathroom cupboard. There’s mud, curl refiner, curl definer, sculpting paste, wax, mousse (yes, I actually had some—surely that … Continue reading You be the judge
Cathartic writing
After my interview with the editor of the Country Living section of the Weekly Times, I emailed her to request that she put something in the article about me now being back to full health. I started thinking about why that was important to me and stayed at the keyboard to find out why. This is what I wrote: … Continue reading Cathartic writing
Writing by Larissa Patton 