Last night we went time travelling in the Tardis. Well OK we got in the Toyota and went to one of the local clubs. HOWEVER, it was pretty clear for a couple of hours we were heading back to our formative years. The time when hair was permed, shoulder pads were broad, leg warmers were hip (don't ask me why, it was Olivia Newton John's fault … [Read more...]
Blogging May Be Sending Me Insane
I'm starting to think there is a good chance blogging may be sending me insane. No really, I may need to pay money and go and talk to someone. But where the hell am I going to find a therapist conversant in wordpress.com vs wordpress.org/google page ranks/the merits of posting daily - or not/the possibility of earning an income from a blog/what … [Read more...]
Things I’m Not Going To Do Again
There comes a point in your life where you have to accept there are things you are just not going to do again. There are a variety of reasons for why you won't be repeating certain activities, no longer capable, no longer want to, it would just look ridiculous ... the list is lengthy. Here's my top ten eight things I'm not going to do … [Read more...]
Identity Crisis
Last year I went back to my childhood hometown for a school reunion. Sitting around the table where some people who went through from Kindergarten to Year 12 with me. That's a big chunk of your life. Funnily enough I'm not sure any of us had changed that much, characteristics that were evident in kindy still seemed to be present in middle age for … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Photo – Seclusion
Photo by David Fitzpatrick This week hoping to go all zenlike. Really lets go with peaceful people. Refuse to become embroiled in rush and stress. Ummmm, Ummmm, Ummm, see I'm meditating. … [Read more...]
What’s Your Favourite Cookbook?
There is a certain irony to writing a blog post about cookbooks on a night one child in your family is having a hotdog, the husband is having leftover pumpkin soup and yourself and the other child are heating up some frozen spinach and ricotta pasties - Sunday night is gourmet at Shambles Manor. However, disregarding our current culinary … [Read more...]
Reading This Week – Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? – Jeanette Winterson
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is the tenth novel of British Author, Jeanette Winterson. In it she returns to the childhood depicted in her first award-winning book, Oranges Aren't The Only Fruit. Although this time around Winterson ditches the "semi autobiographical" label of Oranges and embraces the memoir. Winterson regards the first … [Read more...]
It’s Silver To Port Macquarie
The alarm was set for 4.50am. Local boy, James Magnussen, was swimming in the 100m final at the Olympics. We debated heading into town to watch the race on the big screen with other dedicated fans, but turns out we are not that dedicated. Instead we stumble from bed to lounge. Princess Child is using the dog as a hot water bottle. Hippie Child … [Read more...]
Random Thoughts From An Empty Mind
I wonder what a genius thinks about each day? You know those random thoughts that zip in and out of our minds as we go about our daily lives. The self-talk, the wondering, the planning, the general whimsical thinking that makes up a daily conversation with yourself. I suspect a genius doesn't waste time considering who would play them in a movie … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Photo – Dive Bombing
Photo by David Fitzpatrick Hello new week. What are your plans for the week ahead? Are you watching the Olympics? This weekend we celebrated Princess Child getting Player of the Match for her soccer game. Yayy. I managed to see a fair bit of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, for once the Aussie uniforms weren't completely … [Read more...]
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