Tag: family

260 – Graduation Day

260 – Graduation Day

Somebody, somewhere, is graduating. In Wellington it seems almost every second day there’s a graduation parade. When we were in the parade it was a …

 

144 – Broken angels

144 – Broken angels

We’re all broken angels. Everyday we try to do a little better, or maybe just hang in there, and everyday a little more chips away. …

 

116 – Of Christmas past

116 – Of Christmas past

Terence and I met at high school. He was a misfit too – a huge kid in every respect – tall and overweight, just didn’t …

 

095 – Cauli snowflake tutu bouquet

095 – Cauli snowflake tutu bouquet

Pleasure is spread through the earth In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find. – William Wordsworth I saw him walking up the driveway and my …

 

079 – A ballsy day

079 – A ballsy day

A year, ten years from now, I’ll remember this; not why, only that we were here like this, together. – Adrienne Rich Through a back window of …

 

036 – Family DNA

036 – Family DNA

I looked at my niece and I saw my oldest daughter’s eyes staring back at me. I was surprised. Why hadn’t I noticed this before? “We …

 

033 – Danica’s line

033 – Danica’s line

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. – Mother Teresa I was in for an extra special …