fog

I’m writing in short sentences. like stream of consciousness. because i’ve got the flu. and my head isn’t working. che now knows what tissues are for. so even though i’m [...]

cafe racer

I never thought I’d be a bikie-kinda-girl. But ever since this thirty-year-old beauty arrived in our garage I have warmed to the idea of cafe racing. You see it’s a 1978 Yamaha SR500. [...]

on the eve

Tomorrow i turn 25. i’m definitely not 21 anymore. in saying that i do like the number twenty-five. i like the way it sounds, i like the way it looks. Most importantly i like the way it [...]

it’s all about the bike

Oh radio flyer. Love the primary colours and the fact that I can steer the bike while he rides. Without fail when we ride across a pedestrian crossing Ché will ring the bell. He’s down with [...]

slightly chaotic

My life has been these past few weeks. Chaotic in a mind-frazzling way. Because I’ve felt a bit of weight on my shoulders from the deadline and my ears have been getting tired at the sounds [...]

the write word

It’s been a while since I’ve sat down to write professionally. For the first time in my life I’ve been offered work from a professional writing company – run by three [...]

frills

I do enjoy the light cotton of summer dresses. I don’t like my knees – I prefer frills. I wonder if this mirror will ever get hung on the wall. Today is our eighth day of rain. I miss [...]

letting go

I always tell my pre-natal students that pregnancy and motherhood is about surrender. You surrender when you conceive, you surrender to the journey of pregnancy and when your baby is ready to be [...]

hope

Amongst all the grief and sadness there are little bits of hope. Like Sam, found by a CFA member, in desperate need of water. She drank 3 bottles…and has since fallen in love with a koala [...]