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iCandy
Eye candy For over a year, I had a subscription to Country Style Magazine. Each month, a magazine would arrive in my letterbox, and provide tinder for an ongoing fantasy I have of living in a...
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Being Peter Pan
Image source Please don’t tell her, but this Christmas, Elka’s grandparents are giving her a cubby house. A little house for her to live her make-believe worlds. A house of her very own, where she can...
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The point of it all
Elka in Paris Blogging is narcissistic. Sigh. This week, I have been wondering about the point of it all. A night in Paris Twenty years from now, Elka, Eve and I are sitting in a Parisian apartment,...
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Learning to dance in the rain
“Achieving happiness is not the main purpose in life,” said Gregor one night, driving home from Brisbane. My brother, who was behind the wheel, nearly went off the road. “What?” he cried, “That’s...
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A crazed cutlery drawer and a mountain
Not my mind My cutlery drawer says a lot about my life. Few people could live with a drawer like mine. But for me, it’s OK. Cutlery gets dumped in. Cutlery gets taken out, when needed. There is no...
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A privilege to mow
Image source Carli Lidonnici from Tiny Savages wrote a beautiful piece last week – “I Like To Mow”. I have been thinking a lot of grass lately. This post brought my thoughts to the surface. It’s hard...
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Intimacy and blogging
Blogging and social media has surely changed so much of how we relate to one another. Here we are, cup of tea in reach, reading the intimate details of each other’s lives. Some write about weaning...
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Regrets, I’ve had a few :: How we manage our regrets
In the days before becoming a parent, it felt like every second decision was regret-worthy. Why did I leave that school? Why didn’t I take that job in Spain? Why didn’t I spend more time planning my...
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The art of sharing
Shareaholic. I don’t like that word. Maybe it’s because I share a lot on social media, and I feel like this word implies I might have a serious problem if I do this. Facebook, Instagram – social media...
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The memory makers + the memory takers
Hanging out with one of my best friends in the whole entire world last weekend made me realise something. I have a terrible memory. My friend recalls details about my past I have no recollection of....
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