Monthly Archives: February, 2012
To TV or not to TV
Last night I didn’t turn on the TV after Silas had gone to bed. Instead, I started to read an amazing book called ‘Buy, Buy Baby’ which I may write … Continue reading
Life’s soundtrack
Do you have an anthem or a soundtrack for your life? You know, someone else’s music and words that you have appropriated to match or reflect your own experience of … Continue reading
Rooibos or Sydney Breakfast anyone?
The white van roars up the driveway to my doorstep. A kind man bolts the stairs, contends the toddler gate, implores me to sign, hands over a parcel and bids … Continue reading
On a dark, dark night….
….in a dark, dark semi-detached house, in a dark, dark street, an Australian, an Irishman and their South African son settled down to sleep. All was well. Every night. One … Continue reading
If you have a soul you should watch Gavin and Stacey
The first time I saw Gavin and Stacey was in 2009. I was in England at my sister-in-law’s house. We watched an episode from the third season. I thought it … Continue reading
