So, the holiday’s over – I’m back! After two weeks in western and southern Crete toasting on various beautiful and remote beaches, admiring rugged scenery, swimming in warm, crystal-clear waters and sleeping a lot, I’m feeling so much better than … Continue reading
Tag Archives: family
outnumbered
When I was growing up, I lived in a house of three generations of women. There was my nanna, my mum, my sister and I. And my dad. We women were the majority. I never heard my dad complain about … Continue reading
upon our return
We have been gentle with ourselves over the past few days since returning from Australia. Our thirty-eight-hour odyssey homeward from the other side of the world left us severely jet-lagged. Having had lad sprawled across my lap for much of the journey, sleep was … Continue reading
sparkling inside
I’m feeling very Christmassy this weekend. My shopping is done. In my head, I am now on holiday. It’s ironic that I feel so Christmassy really, as I am actually not going to see much traditional Christmas at all. We aren’t even … Continue reading
marvels
It was lad’s birthday yesterday. We had a lovely day.
There was a sleepover for friends, pingpong in the park, homemade pizza, lots of treats, sushi, cuddles.
Amid all the hubbub and fun I spent the day glancing periodically at this tall, gangly eleven year old lad, my lad, our lad, and marvelling.
It doesn’t seem five minutes since he was the small bundle of fun in the picture above. The child I thought I’d never have.
In a quiet moment, I spotted this improv pixel quilt-in-the-making by Melissa Averinos.
Which, I think you’ll agree, is another marvel. ♥
left behind
Yesterday was the first day of a week without my partner. He’s in Brighton for a conference, leaving lad and I at home. We are missing him. But, in some ways, it is nice. There are half as many socks to … Continue reading