Tag: melbourne
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back to school

Last night we attended our first birthing class and were shown around some of the hospital where baby will be born. Every country has different protocols and facilities., so it is important to get as much information as possible. Here a woman has a team of midwives and baby is born in a birthing suite…
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saturday . party day

The party is today. The baby shower. The gardens are ready. Daughters best friend is here to help so I have a few hours before I need to do the few things left on my list. Camera House is dusted off and on standby so I can document the day for Daughter. This is KitKat…
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playing the playgrounds

Within walking distance from our house in the suburbs are no fewer than six playgrounds. Six! And I know there is at least one more because I saw it on one of my walks and have not been able to find it again. They pop up like treasures you discover as you turn a corner.…
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A little home, a little here, a little there.

This Wednesday post is the one that portrays how I am living more than any other. In pieces. Different hemispheres and different roles. Typical for a mother of far flung children. Juggling many balls above my head. First: The Farm in Illinois A couple of inches of snow and cold temps. Everything is handling the…
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welcome to welly

“Welcome to Welly”, said the flight attendant into her mic as we landed. I laughed. NZers are notorious for putting ‘ey at the end of any words that don’t pay attention and shortening all the rest! I had steamed from the international airport to the domestic airport in the summer heat in Auckland, (it is…

