So he has left. My baby, my boy, has gone from being carried in a backpack… to wearing one. He is doing World Challenge, which means he spends four weeks in India – in the hill country – trekking. He does a community project at a local school. And he gets a bit of R&R… [...]
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I’ve been looking at some old family videos which we’ve recently digitised, and came across this one of my son’s second cello lesson. Here he is learning to bow. Or not. My friend The Poshi and I decided we’d share lessons and get our sons learning Suzuki cello. I even bought a cello to encourage [...]
Seems the Town of Cottesloe read my post about the Michael Jackson litter campaign and decided to update their signage. Hope it works although I will miss having a giggle at the old posters. The weather this Christmas break has been beautiful. High 20s to low 30s. Crystal clear days. Not what I’d call shark weather. [...]
My baby is 14 today. And, poor thing, is lying in his unmade bed today. You see, Groover and I had birthdays in the last couple of months and the kids did not think it necessary to make a fuss. No cups of tea, no homemade cards, no thought on the morning of our birthdays. [...]
There’s a real “Wallace” moment at the end of this video. I’ve spent more than $700 and we haven’t even seen metalwork yet. Hopefully I’ll get some back on insurance. I’m in almost as much pain as he is.
I received an email from Hugamuga’s maths teacher today: Hugamuga did not do very well on his algebra test on Monday, partly due to being away. I told him that some work from him was necessary and I did give him some revision sheets and did tell him to come and see me at lunch [...]
Talking about tertiary education with 13-year-old Hugamuga this evening, Groover was asking what areas of interest Hugamuga was considering at this early stage. In previous years it’s been botany botany botany. Take this early exchange aged 4. Me: (To The Poshi’s Son – Hugamuga’s friend) What do you want to be when you grow up? [...]
You might have noticed Hugamuga’s comment in the sidebar. That’s my son. Also known as The Orchid Hunter. However I’ve decided to adhere to his online preference and call him by his online handle. Hugamuga came from a friend of his in primary school – I’m not sure if this friend had looked up the [...]
Hugamuga and Groover have gone to Melbourne for the 12s Footy Trip… Here are some photos… sounds as if they are having a great time. They saw a game at Docklands last night and are at the MCG now. They’ve toured the Essendon Hall of Fame, had a game with some local lads, gone on [...]
This week a major topic of conversation has been the story of the two boys who nearly got run over by a speeding train. [The West has a video] Turns out the first boy to run across is in my son’s year at school. His story is that he thought the train coming into the [...]
