milestone Archive

  • Steve’s 60th was months in the making: his family and I took about 50 text messages to find a weekend that everyone was able to travel up and surprise him; […]

    Sixty

    Steve’s 60th was months in the making: his family and I took about 50 text messages to find a weekend that everyone was able to travel up and surprise him; […]

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  • This week I attended my nephew Oli’s Year 12 graduation and met my nine-month old nephew Felix. Felix is a happy, gorgeous baby, and has been passed around his extended […]

    Nephews

    This week I attended my nephew Oli’s Year 12 graduation and met my nine-month old nephew Felix. Felix is a happy, gorgeous baby, and has been passed around his extended […]

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  • It’s the sixth week of quarantine/ lockdown. It’s been a good distraction to be so busy at work. The girls have enjoyed the relaxed timeframes with just a zoom lesson […]

    Family, food and flowers

    It’s the sixth week of quarantine/ lockdown. It’s been a good distraction to be so busy at work. The girls have enjoyed the relaxed timeframes with just a zoom lesson […]

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  • ‘Mummy, why can’t you tell us who came out of your tummy first? I think it’s Lara because her tooth fell out first.’ One of the most exciting things about […]

    Milky white days

    ‘Mummy, why can’t you tell us who came out of your tummy first? I think it’s Lara because her tooth fell out first.’ One of the most exciting things about […]

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  • The girls are starting school tomorrow. After another long, relaxed beach holiday with Steve’s family, learning new expressions from their older cousins like ‘oh crap!’ and ‘oh fudge!’, they had […]

    School

    The girls are starting school tomorrow. After another long, relaxed beach holiday with Steve’s family, learning new expressions from their older cousins like ‘oh crap!’ and ‘oh fudge!’, they had […]

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  • February, and our land is bleached, torched, scorched. Heatwaves longer and hotter than last year fill our days and nights. Our plans revolve around escaping the heat into air-conditioned buildings, […]

    Big

    February, and our land is bleached, torched, scorched. Heatwaves longer and hotter than last year fill our days and nights. Our plans revolve around escaping the heat into air-conditioned buildings, […]

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