You know when someone warns you not to look up, you just can't help but take a quick glance skyward? Or if you're not allowed to scratch your nose for some reason (whatever that reason may be. What would it be?), then your nose itches and twitches and you'd do anything to be able to … Continue reading ‘I do it.’
Photo shoot at the church
I was lucky enough to have one of my mobiles featured in a new magazine Little Locals - parenting in Central Victoria (find them on Facebook). Inspired by the photography on the front page and throughout, I dressed the girls in their jersey dresses and went down the road to the old church for a … Continue reading Photo shoot at the church
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
From ventilators to balloons
There are things to celebrate in a child’s life. Like all parents, we celebrated babies rolling over, taking first steps, speaking first words, and using manners for the first time without being prompted. This weekend we celebrated again. Elsie blew up her first balloon. And I cried. Watching your child learn something new is like … Continue reading From ventilators to balloons
Dizzy with happiness
Sometimes you see, hear or read things that really shake you and make you start thinking just how good your life is. That happened to me this week. I was reading about a family and all they've been through and continue to go through with their children and it was just the shake up I … Continue reading Dizzy with happiness
Be for others
I learnt a lesson from Elsie today. I was trying to channel my inner housewife but there was so much I would rather have been doing this morning than trying to thicken runny relish (like sticking pins in my eyes). But I really love eating relish and so I’d vowed to turn this 10kg box … Continue reading Be for others
Can I mention another reason we live where we live?
The cool part about living in a small town is that when you ask the bank manager if she needs to see your marriage certificate to become a signatory on your husband's account, she tells you that she saw your wedding photo in the local paper, so she knows you're married. The cool thing about … Continue reading Can I mention another reason we live where we live?
A new chapter begins
I feel a bit like today is the end of an era. The era of us having 'young' children, staying in our pyjamas for as long as we like in the mornings, going for day trips and not looking at the clock, taking no notice of school holiday dates and not even knowing when terms start … Continue reading A new chapter begins
From meerkats to elephants
You know how you can't wait to get away on a holiday, then on the last day of your holiday you really look forward to getting home, then the day after you're home it's like you never went away - what's with that? Regardless, we're back from our break and it was the best. One day … Continue reading From meerkats to elephants
Writing by Larissa Patton 