Posts Tagged ‘words’
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Lez
Lez my father-in-law died last Friday. So sad, so sudden and unexpected. He was up in Canberra from the South Coast (3 hours away) having some medical tests. Lez died waiting to see the specialist in the Canberra Hospital. Lez was to turn 80 this Thursday. On Thursday we will attend his funeral. On Friday we will all go [...]
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Tags: family, words
Fly me to the moon
Lots of talk about the moon landing 40 years ago has got me thinking.
I don’t have huge memories of times before I was six or seven – I just can’t really remember. Isabel tells me she remembers things from when she was two or so – but I’m not sure if she is prompted by lots [...]
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Courage
is the name of a Poppy (now called Lipstick Queen) lipstick that was given to me when Jack was born – over 16 years ago! Elena– remember? Bright red to give me courage for motherhood (well that’s how I liked to think of it).
I was getting ready to go out the other evening when I [...]
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Autumn melancholy
I just can’t get over this weather at the moment. OK, it’s still a little too warm in the days – 28 to 30 for autumn is a little hot here, but it seems that autumn brings a particular kind of mood to me. Autumn is still and clear, clear days and I should find [...]
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Tags: happiness, state of mind, words
Discovering Richard Flanagan
I was listening to Radio National last Friday afternoon. I left work early because it was about to storm- and the BOM radar looked bad. I didn’t want to get caught out on my short ride home..(mmm I’m probably sounding more dramatic that I need to…)
It was Late Night Live with Phillip Adams and his [...]
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