I’m about to lose control and I think I like it… To steal two lines from a Pointer Sisters chorus! About what I hear you ask… Socks! The knitting of socks. And I have my daughter and Tin Can Knits to thank. Did I say I was excited?? I have just finished my first ever…
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How do you tell small children about death?
This is not meant to be a sombre post at all, rather I am sharing how I have tackled what I think is one of the more difficult concepts for young children, that of people dying. I am a scientist by training, a fact is a fact. So I always like to tell the truth.…
Read MoreMy heart has melted
Utterly out of the blue last night, my daughter at the ripe old age of four & three quarter years, asks can you teach me to knit. You could have pushed me over with a feather at that moment. I think my heart turned to mush. It was the last thing I expected her to…
Read MoreThe power of change
SET YOURSELF FREE, and the rest will follow. I originally titled this post, “Why am I deaf to myself?” but a period of time has lapsed between starting and finishing this post. However let us return to the start. Five months ago I wrote that change was coming, that I had got myself to the…
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Baby blanket finally finished
I have to confess that when I realised that I was not going to have enough time to finish the gift of a baby blanket before the mother-to-be finished up at work I took the proverbial foot of the gas, or in this case hands off the knitting needles. However I had taken the work in…
Read MoreCurrent definition of motherly love…
We buy a bright pink cookie with 100s and 1000s for her, and for me a packet of crisps. What do I eat…that pink smiley face cookie! Need I say more?!
Read MoreThe real joy of Nana
Trying to get day care in Melbourne is a little like a lottery, only the impact of not winning can have a larger outcome. We are currently waiting for an extra day to become available for our daughter at daycare – we are one day short per week. So her Dad has covered a couple…
Read MoreChange will be coming…
…to me that is, not this blog. It has been brewing for quite some time. And then you reach the point of action – take action or do nothing. What has galvanised me? A host of things of which some are possible future posts as I take the actual steps. And how will I adhere…
Read MoreStating the obvious
What did I learn on Friday…that I need some child, other half, and work free time on a regular basis. And also think that time should be during the week. Now I do not mean every week (though that might be nice…). It just hit home that I need to escape work and family and…
Read MoreWhere the Wild Mums Are
For all you Mums (and Moms) out there. Get yourself, or read someone else’s copy of Where the Wild Mums Are by Katie Blackburn, and beautifully illustrated by Sholto Walker. It is the perfect book, maybe for when you have got past one of ‘those days’! I could not resist and bought it for myself.
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Going Which Way 