A Life in the Making

I never know at what point in January to stop saying "Happy New Year" to people. Being an enthusiastic New Year celebrator, I have come to realise my ardor for all things January isn't the norm. While friends have settled into a deep Winter slump by the 7th, I am still revelling in the quiet...

Growing up, we always had a full house. On top of my 5 siblings, there always seemed to be extra people about. If it wasn't my best friend Nate, there were my older brothers' friends or kids that always seemed to work for my dad, cousins or aunts or uncles or my parent's friends we call "Aunt" an...

Over the Easter Holidays, we were sitting in the living room with some friends we hadn't seen in awhile. As we ate and chatted, we heard loud laughter coming from the gaggle of children in the next room. A few moments and a thundering of hooves later, in comes Freya Goat to say hello. I wish I co...

Its been a year tomorrow since we moved. I count my blessings that when we fell, we fell on our feet in this beautiful place. Its not all perfect--- we are out of milk and the nearest shop with soy milk is a 20 mile round trip and don't get me started on rural internet, but the bad is oh so worth...