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Life, Lately.
Life, lately…. Pausing at the window sill of a cafe down the road from work as I wait for my takeaway coffee. Standing in the lift on my way to another something that’s ‘a little bit different… ‘. There’s never a dull moment at work. The days are filled with unique personalities, the unpredictable and…
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Life This Week 29/6/2020: The Best Time of the Day.
In these unusual times, there is no one time of the day that’s ‘the best’ for me. Each day seems to bring dramatic change. Sometimes it’s welcome but mostly (or so it seems), change has directed us to places of fear, uncertainty, sadness, cruelty and disappointment. In the olden days, mornings were my thing. I…
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Lovin’ Life 25/6/2020: Sundays at the Park.
A sky like that looks like this and soft afternoon sun that seems to give you life as it touches your skin make all the trials of winter worth enduring. One of the highlights of my week right now is our weekend walk to the park at the end of the road, accompanied by said…
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Life This Week 22/6/2020: Share Your Snaps.
Learning to crochet has been a humbling journey. An entire Saturday afternoon’s work was reduced to this unpacked ball of yarn. Turns out I’d been doing both single and double crochets completely wrong. I’m happy to report, though, that I’ve finally gotten both stitches down pat and I’m well on the way to having a…
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Lovin’ Life 18/6/2020: Five Things.
Five things I’ve loved about life this week – in more than five photos…. There has been an awful lot of drenching, day’s plans changing rain of late here in Sydney but doesn’t it make a pretty, marbled pattern of oil on footpaths? I’m pretty sure I’ve got the planting times back to front but…
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Life This Week 15/6/2020: The Week That Was.
It’s been a week of little moments. We attempted and conquered our first 500 piece jigsaw together. After all that time thinking I wasn’t a jigsaw kind of person. Taking advantage of the momentum, there’s another puzzle coming our way via Amazon this week. These four got together for a natter and some scooter racing.…
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Lovin’ Life 11/6/2020: This Moment.
It’s nothing special or fancy but this week I’m loving just sitting in my backyard feeling the warmth of the winter sun on my face and hands. The lawn needs a bit of a trim (after I’ve seen to its blanket of leaves). I’ve neglected a few (most) of the planters on the verandah. But…
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Life This Week 8/6/2020: Autumn Leaves. Mexican Cheese. Playdough.
Life this week…. The bare-branched, arching trees of winter and the last of the leaves of autumn. It’s only taken until the end of autumn for me to pause and really see the faded golds, russets and burnt orange hues of the leaves. Better late than never. On a more practical note, we’re heading into…
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Emerging From the Last Few Months.
I’m going to miss the rhythm of this somewhat crazy ‘keep on keeping on’ rhythm of life that the virus imposed upon me all those weeks ago. The quiet roads, the under scheduled weekdays, the home-bodied-ness focus of each week, the discovery of simpler things as a source of immense joy. Australia has done an…
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Lovin’ Life 4/6/2020: Toasties.
Toasties, jaffles – whatever you know them as – do we all agree that they are Good with a capital ‘G’? There are toasties you prepare for by purchasing their ingredients with the express purpose of sandwich assembly, there are standard issue toasties you might make for your resident 7 year old for breakfast, there…