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Macedon Ranges Summer Writing Competition
The details of our competition winners are in! Congratulations to the winners of our Macedon Ranges Summer Holiday Short Story and Poetry Competition! As we had limited entries in the Year 7 & 8 and poetry categories only one winner was chosen for these and the judge declared a tie for the runners up forContinueContinue reading “Macedon Ranges Summer Writing Competition”
A Letter To My Boys Returning To School After Remote Learning
To my amazing boys, It’s hard to believe the craziness of 2020 and that you have spent the last 8 weeks, or perhaps a tad more, learning remotely from home. We have been through the whole gamut of emotions; had every technical problem known to humankind; tried every type of routine; and all probably saidContinueContinue reading “A Letter To My Boys Returning To School After Remote Learning”
The Writers’ Corner: Antalaya Israel
This month on The Writers’ Corner I am pleased to present author, Antalaya Israel, from the United States of America. Ms Israel has an adorable children’s book, How Sunny the Skunk Found His Smell, coming out this year, which deals with the theme of identity. Here’s a profile of this debut author: Name: Antalaya Israel Corner of theContinueContinue reading “The Writers’ Corner: Antalaya Israel”
Ode To My Sister
Beware of the sister Offend her at own risk She’s little but she’s fierce A fire cracking whip She’s all for human rights For women’s rights Animals too She ‘s the splash of vegan sunshine In the stinking politic poo She’s a listener She’s a helper She champions me daily Her smile is rainbow coloursContinueContinue reading “Ode To My Sister”
Ten Things That Will Happen When You Have A Child-free Weekend
For our ten year anniversary my husband and I were lucky enough to go away for two nights to Hobart. We have had a night away here or there over the last few years but this was the first full weekend child-free and my in-laws were kind enough to take our three crazies for us. ContinueContinue reading “Ten Things That Will Happen When You Have A Child-free Weekend”
A Letter to the Crying Mama on the Plane
I was lucky enough to go on holidays with our family last week and we were very spoilt to have our parents and siblings share the load of looking after and playing with our three kids. We had made our way up separately but when we returned home, many of us were on the sameContinueContinue reading “A Letter to the Crying Mama on the Plane”
The Best $20 I’ve Spent In My Travels: Onsen ‘Hotel’
I was never fantastic at being independent as a young adult. You’d think I’d have thought a bit more about that before travelling to live and work in Japan for six months. Despite studying the Japanese language at both high school and university, I still managed to get lost many a time during my stayContinueContinue reading “The Best $20 I’ve Spent In My Travels: Onsen ‘Hotel’”
A Series Of Fortunate Events
I’m a huge believer in fate, although I do think sometimes we need to give ourselves a little push. There’s been many times in my life where I have found myself jumping out of my comfort zone – and I really love my comfort zone! – and wondering why I did it. Some examplesContinueContinue reading “A Series Of Fortunate Events”
Tooth Fairy Fail
Last week our Master 5 had his first wobbly tooth and somewhere in the back of my mind I made a mental note that the Tooth Fairy, (who has been off duty for a while since Master 7 lost all his baby teeth fairly early), would have to make a reappearance soon. On Sunday itContinueContinue reading “Tooth Fairy Fail”
Kat Buttigieg 