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![We had one day at Thredbo of our planned five, and then had to return home because there had been a COVID case in our town so Thredbo didn’t want […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/front-garden-1-1-115x115.jpg "Quarantine diary")
Quarantine diary
Posted on August 29, 2021 | No CommentsWe had one day at Thredbo of our planned five, and then had to return home because there had been a COVID case in our town so Thredbo didn’t want […] -
![Middle of winter, bleak and cold: the daytime temperature here has ranged from 6 to 11 degrees. Tokyo 2020 is a welcome distraction from the cold, the grind and the […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/gymnastics-IMG_5506-1-115x115.jpg "Tokyo 2020")
Tokyo 2020
Posted on July 25, 2021 | No CommentsMiddle of winter, bleak and cold: the daytime temperature here has ranged from 6 to 11 degrees. Tokyo 2020 is a welcome distraction from the cold, the grind and the […] -
![This year, the girls’ birthday coincided with the first day of their school camp. Rhea: When we went to camp, we went on a bus for three and a half […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_5374-2-115x115.jpg "Year Five Camp")
Year Five Camp
Posted on June 26, 2021 | No CommentsThis year, the girls’ birthday coincided with the first day of their school camp. Rhea: When we went to camp, we went on a bus for three and a half […] -
![Perhaps partly in response to the uncontrollable sneezing I’ve had for a couple of months, and partly because I got up to the next book in my pile, Marie Condo’s […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/afternoon-tea-115x115.jpg "Domestic work and play")
Domestic work and play
Posted on May 30, 2021 | No CommentsPerhaps partly in response to the uncontrollable sneezing I’ve had for a couple of months, and partly because I got up to the next book in my pile, Marie Condo’s […] -
![We had two good lunches and an impressive dinner this month. The first lunch was in regional Victoria: a restaurant called Brae, which featured fresh produce grown on site, seasonal […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/salad-braeIMG_5093-115x115.jpg "Two lunches and a dinner")
Two lunches and a dinner
Posted on April 25, 2021 | No CommentsWe had two good lunches and an impressive dinner this month. The first lunch was in regional Victoria: a restaurant called Brae, which featured fresh produce grown on site, seasonal […] -
![The mood is changing around the country, and following on from the international and national Black Lives Matter and Me Too movements, what has been acceptable or hidden now is […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rally-IMG_5038-115x115.jpg "March")
March
Posted on March 28, 2021 | No CommentsThe mood is changing around the country, and following on from the international and national Black Lives Matter and Me Too movements, what has been acceptable or hidden now is […] -
![Summer is ending. This weekend there was a burst of warmth, perhaps the last one. The girls and I had brunch with Helen and Sophia, now aged two with beautiful […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_4971-garden-115x115.jpg "Busying ourselves at season’s end")
Busying ourselves at season’s end
Posted on February 28, 2021 | No CommentsSummer is ending. This weekend there was a burst of warmth, perhaps the last one. The girls and I had brunch with Helen and Sophia, now aged two with beautiful […] -
![I like sleeping with one of the smaller humans. One sleeps in a big room with a fluffy rug and a tunnel in it on top of my pink chair, […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_4425-10-5-115x115.jpg "Adventures in suburbia")
Adventures in suburbia
Posted on November 29, 2020 | No CommentsI like sleeping with one of the smaller humans. One sleeps in a big room with a fluffy rug and a tunnel in it on top of my pink chair, […] -
![A quick look back as we head down the home straight of the year. Despite my weariness, I only took one day off during these recent school holidays, but we […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_4221.jpg-Mystery-Bay-beach-115x115.jpg "Star gazing")
Star gazing
Posted on October 25, 2020 | No CommentsA quick look back as we head down the home straight of the year. Despite my weariness, I only took one day off during these recent school holidays, but we […] -
![I’m not sure what prompted me to ask my friend if I could borrow her book, Scott Pape’s The Barefoot Investor, about taking control over your household budget, but I […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_4165-115x115.jpg "Freedom")
Freedom
Posted on September 27, 2020 | No CommentsI’m not sure what prompted me to ask my friend if I could borrow her book, Scott Pape’s The Barefoot Investor, about taking control over your household budget, but I […]