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Slice of life #18 Life’s Montage Captured
My son recently had day surgery on his hand, the result of a rock climbing accident but that is another story. I had filled the afternoon in as best I could and as the rain set in I made my way back to...
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Slice of Life #19 Unusual symptoms
Anita in her Slice ‘My Husband Thinks I Might Have Scripturient’ introduced a new word into my lexicon but more importantly got me thinking about my own compulsion to crib a moment here and there to...
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Slice of life #20 A Handy Tale
It is the International Year of Cooperatives, Chinese Year of the Dragon, Australian Year of the Farmer but, in our house, 2012 is turning out to be the Year of the Broken Hand. The first was our 19...
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Slice of Life #21 The Gift of Poetry
Becoming a reader of poetry coincided with returning to work while raising three very active boys. I found I had time to read poetry whereas I had time for little else. I didn’t have any desire to...
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Slice #23 Unleash the power!
“It’s always a bit of a struggle to get the words right, whether we’re a Hemingway or a few fathoms below his level.” Rene J. Cappon Yes I often struggle with finding just the right word but now and...
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Slice #24 The lessons along the way
Participating in the SOLC had allowed an exploration of writing and I have been surprised, on many levels, where the journey has taken me. In todays slice I will reflect on what I have noticed and the...
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My daughter came home the other night and groaned about her impending Maths test the following day. I asked her what she was studying and she replied with “sin, cos and tan” quickly followed by “why do...
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Confusion
We have been having glorious weather here in Central Victoria. T-shirt weather, not a jumper in site. Perfect for enjoying the Easter break. However, the weather has resulted in some confusion. Amid...
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The Invasion
When food and climate conditions are favourable they may swarm then settle. They are a sudden destructive influence. You may be picturing swarming locusts, descending on lush, green pastures;...
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Visitors for breakfast
Every morning over breakfast I absorb a view which stretches over the backyard, across the dam to the paddocks beyond, and beyond that…the blue-grey blur of the Australian bush. The judicious placement...
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