In most Wimmera Mallee small towns, businesses close on Saturday at midday and re-open on Monday morning. For that reason, I was amused to drive through one today, past all of the closed doors and darkened stores, and see that a bright yellow sign advertising the Sunday Herald Sun occupied a quarter of the newsagent’s … Continue reading Today’s news, tomorrow
I’ll be the filter
As a kid, my idea of cool included footy cards, motor bikes, and Test Match cricket (I loved putting the silver ball in the tiny cup at the end of the bowler’s arm and tilting it so that the ball rolled along the green felt straight towards the wicket—whether or not it hit depended on … Continue reading I’ll be the filter
I’m still here
There used to be a time when, if a business didn’t have a website, I looked elsewhere to spend. Now most have a website, but if it’s out of date or their latest blog post is ages ago, I move on to find someone who does care about their customers and wants to talk to … Continue reading I’m still here
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
Writing by Larissa Patton 