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- After extensive travel for short periods both inside Australia and overseas, I took a break from my health policy job to travel for two months in Spain, Portugal and Morocco and live for four months in France, three of those in Paris. I'm currently living back in Australia with Steve and our twins Rhea and Lara.
![Heidi brought the girls in to my work last week – their first visit to see where I am all day. Just out of the lift we met Sally, who […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/OFFICE-115x115.jpg "The Office")
![It was Rhea and Lara’s birthday last week, which capped off a week of birthday treats. On the preceding Sunday we had afternoon tea – a castle cake that Maggie […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/7th-birthday-cake-115x115.jpg "No longer six")
![Today I had the girls all day while Steve was off gliding again. Maggie and Oli visited us bringing Turkish Pide for lunch, the girls waiting for them excitedly perched […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_4549-115x115.jpg "Autumn adventures")
![We’ve just been down to the Victorian coast for ten days during these Easter holidays. The girls jumped straight on the Powerwings (a type of scooter) when we arrived and were […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SANTCASTLES-115x115.jpg "The science of sandcastles")
![On March 19 my grandmother Kathleen would have turned 100. She died 17 years ago now, aged 83. Some of her children, my uncles and aunt, had a celebration for […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/GRANDMA1-115x115.jpg "One hundred")
![We’ve adjusted now into the new year. Swimming lessons twice a week, gymnastics on Monday afternoons, and homework. Loads of it. We took the girls shopping to buy swivel chairs […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/GIRLS-STUDYING-115x115.jpg "Starting Grade One")
![2016 was a busy year for our family. The girls started kindergarten and began learning to read, to play the recorder and do gymnastics, and learnt to ride a bike. […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sand-slide-115x115.jpg "2016: Diving in")
![The Christmas tree was a bit mutilated this year, but it still smells good. Steve cut off too many lower branches so that it would fit into its stand, so […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/photo-OF-Xmas-115x115.jpg "The magical day")
![1. Steady Our lives continued as they had been travelling: peacefully, uneventfully. The financial markets recovered, and ordinary citizens rallied and were empowered. Democracy was apparently stronger than any one […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Trump-115x115.jpg "Looking back on 2016, from 2059")
![I do like a good fête. What’s not to like? It entertains the kids, often in a familiar environment. Interesting food, the smell of clover daisies and freshly cut grass, […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/maze-115x115.png "Enjoying the moments")