Ode To My Husband

 Ode To My HusbandI am for vegiesYou are for meatYou are for doonasI am for sheetsYou are for coffeeI am for teaI am for mountainsYou are for seaYou are for cookingI am for bakingYou are for fixingI am for breakingYou are for sportI am for walkingYou are for quietI am for talkingYou are for numbersIContinueContinue reading “Ode To My Husband”

Lesson 1: Love – Perspective

  I’ve read my fair share of romantic novels and seen my fair share of chick flicks.  I know love is generally not as dramatic, or happy-ending, or sweet.  I would like to think I have a realistic view of love but every time I see a couple whose wedding I’ve been to, break up,ContinueContinue reading “Lesson 1: Love – Perspective”

10 Reasons Why I Should Move To Queensland

Every year as our crisp Melbourne winter starts to set in and all those horrid coughs and colds start doing the rounds, I start to look forward to our annual journey northward to the Sunshine State. How do I love thee, Queensland, let me count the ways… 1. I wake up earlier and go to bedContinueContinue reading “10 Reasons Why I Should Move To Queensland”

The Liebster Award

Like my friend Sarah, from Sarahdipity, I had never heard of the Liebster Award, until she nominated me for it last week. Basically, it is an award for bloggers to pass onto fellow bloggers as a means of support and encouragement. There are no judges and such but in fact every person nominated ‘wins’ byContinueContinue reading “The Liebster Award”

10 Things Mums of Toddlers Know For Sure

I love my little men but my life has truly changed since my pre-children days.  While things do become easier in many ways as they graduate from babies to toddlers, there are many challenges when raising a three and a half year old and an eighteen month old.  Here are 10 things I know forContinueContinue reading “10 Things Mums of Toddlers Know For Sure”

Immortalising Our Loved Ones Through Story

Uncle Pete was the first person we would see on our visit to Brisbane as he would pick us up from the airport.  No sooner would we breathe in that thick, humid air, then we would be cramming into his old six seater car.  My sister or I would have the place in the frontContinueContinue reading “Immortalising Our Loved Ones Through Story”

Loving Life

I am always amazed by those people who are constantly upbeat.  You know the ones.  They’re energetic, constantly smiling, looking for the good in everything and they seem to cope better with difficulties than the rest of us.  I know we can train ourselves to think positively but in general I believe those typically smileyContinueContinue reading “Loving Life”

Who is your Elizabeth Patterson?

    When my sister and I were growing up, we would play pretend shopkeepers in the backyard and ride from shop to shop on our bikes.  We had pretend names and alter egos, the whole deal.  My sister was Teresa Maloney and I was Elizabeth Patterson.  These names weren’t chosen willy nilly either.  ElizabethContinueContinue reading “Who is your Elizabeth Patterson?”