To Begin
Let it all uncoil. One word at a time. To begin again. To begin. :::::: Here is my view right now. The first moment of stillness in months. Bright new morning. I’m sorry I’ve been away. I feel like...
View ArticleOld Willow
Somewhere between the gate post and the cheerless sky I find my footing again. The snapping of twigs. The shrieking of cockatoos. The morning follows me to the creek where I find the old sad willow,...
View ArticleBlue
There’s a blue when I turn at the cliffs. Sweeping me up like a baby. Crashing, falling steeply into the arms of blue. This is the half-light of my dreams. The sound of birdsong wakes me, followed by...
View ArticleA Break
And I will not remember that I ever felt the pain We shall walk and talk in gardens all misty wet with rain And I will never, never, never grow so old again...
View ArticleHappy New Year
A new year calls. We take toll of the last. We toss out the things we don’t want. Hold on to the good stuff. And then this magical force beckons. A new start! A new start! We’re all given a chance to...
View ArticleNew Blossoms
Every spring I feel a need deep down in my bones to change. An urge to start fresh! Clear out the cobwebs! Mix it up! It happens in my home, in my heart, and on this blog. It was exactly 4 years ago I...
View ArticleThe Butterfly Wall
There is a wall on a building on the other side of the city. It is covered in a mural of butterflies and cocoons. It bursts with colour and life. We’ve been going to this building quite a bit lately....
View ArticleRandom
Eleven years ago today, on a muggy Wednesday morning – much like this one I’m writing on – I was diagnosed with leukaemia. I was 31. I was on my honeymoon. It was a lightning bolt out of the crazy...
View ArticleHanda’s Surprise
So today he woke up and talked about the book again. He gets obsessed with books. I love that he gets obsessed. All that passion and excitement whirling around his little brain. Sometimes it’s hard to...
View ArticleDreaming of Michaelangelo
Saturn on a line A sun afire on strings and wires To spin above my head and make it right But any time you like You can catch a sight of angel eyes all emptiness and infinite And I dream of...
View ArticleHello Brightness
Hello brightness. Little fireflies glowing at my window. Smouldering tinsel in the tender light of dawn. Noiseless in the aching wind. I see you there. Sequin-like in the fog. Digging out of the...
View ArticleThe Sinking of the Mother Ship
I’m about to have surgery tomorrow. I’m nervous. Unspeakably nervous. It’s a sinus operation. Fairly routine. But with all surgeries there are risks. And the recovery from this surgery is not pretty....
View ArticleTo Begin
Let it all uncoil. One word at a time. To begin again. To begin. :::::: Here is my view right now. The first moment of stillness in months. Bright new morning. I’m sorry I’ve been away. I feel like...
View ArticleTen Years
Ten years ago a bride woke up on her wedding day with a bruise the size of a grapefruit on her fore-arm. It was green and unsightly, but the long Juliet-sleeves of her wedding dress covered it up...
View ArticleThe Epiphany of Home
I’m popping in to give a quick update. Not my usual kind of post, but I am time poor and adventure rich. Let me attempt to recap how we ended up right here, right now. A month or so back I wrote about...
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