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... and sea turtles say...
One of the best things about being away is seeing how the kids respond to different things. Before we left, all animals barked, according to Dylan, yet he now understands that some might baaa and has...
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Holiday photo dump
It has become apparent that I am not so good at updating the blog while away, especially when it comes to posting photos, but...Bryden made an online album today, not that the pics are in a sensible...
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I'm home
It turns out blogging while on a camping holiday is too hard. For me anyway.But I'm back!Physically anyway. It's going to take me some time to get back into the swing of things, especially given this...
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Time for a change
I got caught up again. Obviously.I could blame it on school holidays, and partly at least, that might be true.I could blame it on getting page seventeenIssue 8 ready, and partly, that might also be...
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Thoughts for the week
My mind is in a strange place at the moment. I'm not sure I could write a coherent piece if I tried, so I thought I'd go with a kind of list. It might give you an idea of where I'm at.* I am really...
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NaNoWriMo? Count me in!
I mentioned in the last post that I've decided to do NaNoWriMo again. For those of you that don't know, it stands for National Novel Writing Month, and means writing a novel, or at least 50,000 words...
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The NaNo start
You know, I kind of liked that list thing I did a couple of weeks ago, so I think I might go with it again.- I am off to a good start in NaNoWriMo, having met the daily word count so far on both days.-...
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On the move
My NaNoWriMo progress is going reasonably well, though aside from letting you know that by the end of yesterday I was a little above the word count goal, I’m going to save it all for another day,...
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Packing and a little launch
Our first shipping container arrived yesterday. Yes, that’s right. Shipping container. And first. Initially we thought we’d use the bigger container, but it turns out it wouldn’t fit in the driveway,...
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A First taste taste
First tasteHe pierced my heartwith butterscotch saucea double quantitysmearedover the warm cake fullof brown sugar and datesnexthe baked a delicious spongewet with citrus tanglightbut heavy after being...
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Winning
I’m a winner. Again. For two years running, I am a National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) winner. And yes, it feels good.In some ways, it feels a little better than last year. Not in that adrenalin...
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Launch photos
I'm a little slow with actually doing anything lately, except when it comes to packing boxes. Although really, I could probably be more efficient there too. But I'm not here to talk about what'll be...
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not a resolution
I wouldn't call it a new year's resolution but in 2011 I plan to engage in some serious slowing down. I'm not sure at the moment what that entails exactly, except that it definitely means less time...
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Doing a bit to help out
With so much devastation around the country, it's great to see so many people putting their hands up to help those affected.There are a few projects in particular that have impressed me and although...
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Why I haven't really been here
It seems like ages since I said I was going to have a fairly quiet time as far as this blog went, but I didn't really think I was going to be quite so quiet. So here I am with a bit of an update.I've...
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my new hobby and other news
When sudoku first became popular, I was there, in among it all. I mean, a puzzle and numbers thrown in together? Two of my favourite things, how could I resist.Even in my first weeks, I found the easy...
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remember me?
I've been languishing up here in the northern warmth for some time now, and I've probably had enough. Of the languishing, not the warmth. The warmth is wonderful.It's been nice not having any real...
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Surviving school holidays
The kids have gone back to school today and while it is lovely and peaceful, I have to admit these past two weeks haven't been as bad as I recall school holidays being in the past few years. I'm sure...
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Falling in laugh
I should be writing the first uni essay I've had to write in years, but it's difficult to settle into a sitting-still pose for long enough after spending five days down in Byron Bay.It's no great...
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National Poetry Week: Tuesday = Buy
It's National Poetry Week, and I'm excited.Yesterday I wrote a poem, for WRITE day, and today, for BUY day, I've started well. I'm stuck at home so restricted to the online shops, but that's working...
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National Poetry Week: Share
Now I've recovered a little from my buying spree yesterday, I'm here to share. I haven't thought a lot about what to share, so I'm making it up as I go. Hope it works out ;)First up, I'm going to share...
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