Monthly Archives: November 2011

NaBloPoMo Celebration

Posted November 30th, 2011 by Janine & filed under Blogging, Creativity, Project 44, Writing.

On this last day of November I can celebrate my successful completion of NaBloPoMo. We won’t mention NaNoWriMo – that will get it’s own blog of humiliation tomorrow.

Peek-A-Boo

Posted November 30th, 2011 by Janine & filed under Photos.

New Start

Posted November 29th, 2011 by Janine & filed under Photos.

Weekly Photo Challenge – Family

Posted November 28th, 2011 by Janine & filed under Family.

The WordPress Photo Challenge this week is to show your interpretation of Family. It would be nice to have the time to style together a beautiful artistic shot of our family, but at the end of the day, life is really just a series of ordinary snapshots. Photos clicked on the run, or groups gathered… Read more »

Confessions of a Non-Dance Mum

Posted November 27th, 2011 by Janine & filed under Family, Family Living, Humour.

There are certain areas in which you excel as parent (usually areas related to the things you were good at/enjoyed as a child) unfortunately sometimes your children don’t get the memo and decide to take up things in which you have absolutely no ability.

A Bit of Colour In A Gray Day

Posted November 26th, 2011 by Janine & filed under Family, Photos.

This morning it is gray and raining in Port Macquarie. However, we got a little bit of colour in our day when these Rainbow Lorikeets decided to pay a visit. Interesting to note that when the children were little this would have been very exciting, now, not so keen. Although it did prompt happy memories… Read more »

Reading This Week – Bereft – Chris Womersley

Posted November 25th, 2011 by Janine & filed under Books, Reading This Week, Writing.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download The new novel by Chris Womersley is a dark tale with Gothic sensibilities. Womersley portrays a world of sadness and pain, set in 1919 in the aftermath of the First World War and in the midst of the Spanish Flu epidemic.

Lights, Camera, Action, “The Family” is on TV

Posted November 24th, 2011 by Janine & filed under Family, Family Living, Humour.

Imagine for a moment your house has 35 remote-controlled cameras strategically placed throughout. Sitting in a booth somewhere are producers and editors who, after recording every moment of your life for three months, carefully piece it together to make what they hope will be entertaining television.