Oh bless.  Here I am on the first day of my Easter break (don’t be a hater….. I’m working Easter Monday as penance for these extra days off) up at the crack of dawn and eating baked oats.  Oats and oatmeal are the kind of breakfasts that are perfect for the cooler weather.  Well, it…

The artist Plantu’s cartoon for LeMonde. It wouldn’t be right to blog today without acknowledging Brussels.  And before it, Istanbul and for what seems like always – places like Syria, Yemen and Palestine.  The hatred that precipitated these attacks is beyond religion yet it is so easy for many of us to define certain religions…

As we head into the half way point of our first of two consecutive short working weeks (fist pump), time’s gone all fluid for me.  As a part timer who officially works Monday, Wednesday and Friday, tomorrow feels like is my Friday.  Then I work Easter Monday before returning to work for the Wednesday which…

Even by my crude measure of today’s rainfall, it’s been a wet Monday indeed. I guestimated about 15cm of rain from my reading of the height of the water in my backyard bucket but today’s rainfall map from the BOM puts my area at around 65mm for the day.  Could’ve fooled me.   Because this lovely…

Autumn is all about the muted browns and oranges of the leaves shed by the trees that arch over our streets and gardens but in amongst all that paring back and slowing down is a change in the weather that I find strangely revitalising.  The cool change has seen me sleep better at night and…

Especially excited you’re here today, Friday.  The first week back at work after a break is always tough and when you’re doing it all with a cough and a raspy voice that refuses to lose its scratchiness, your promise of an upcoming weekend of R&R for my vocal cords is especially enticing and much appreciated.…

And I’m back on the clean living train.  It’s the Easter long weekend Friday week, though, so I’m not sure how long this train ride is going to last.  Hazarding a guess, I’d say until Maundy Thursday (hurrah, I just found out what Maundy Thursday actually refers to, it’s the Thursday before Good Friday). My…

There might have been some almighty downpours today but they did little to dampen my enthusiasm for my new autumn gets. Shirt dress – Uniqlo, necklace – from ages ago in Melbourne. I’m loving this Uniqlo linen shirt dress.  It ended up looking more work appropriate than I thought it would when I slipped it…

Ugh.  Just ugh.  I’ve hit a brick wall with the unpacking.  The holiday shopping, the holiday laundry, the grocery shopping and the house in general from it being put into hibernation for our absence.  There’s definitely more visible floor and table space than when the chaos initially unfolded this morning and that’s enough for me…

We’re going to be home this time tomorrow. Back to our beautiful city and back to the everyday routine of dinners, laundry, cleaning and getting out the door to work and daycare. I’m not sad that our holiday is nearly over or that I return to the daily grind next week.  I’m just lovin’ the…