Anatomy of Another Mountain Trek

Anatomy of Another Mountain Trek

There is a saying that time heals all wounds. In the case of this particular wound, it has taken eight years.During that time, much has changed, but apparently not my groundless over-optimism for hacking up and down a mountain with my children.We had often spoken about our first trip to the Blue Range Hut, and when we realised the anniversary was coming up, I decided to throw caution...

Sunday, 26 January 2025 Comments: 0

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Esme 2.0

Esme 2.0

Esme is one of the most incredible creatures I have ever met: Whip-smart, loyal, graceful, beautiful, passionate: She's the sort of woman that has always made me feel like I just crawled out of a swamp.Alongside her finer qualities, Esme has also inherited my inability to suffer fools gladly and has the temper of a hungover viper.All of this is to say that while I love and adore...

Monday, 17 June 2024 Comments: 0

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Am I a warning or an example?

Am I a warning or an example?

I had nightmares the other night. I don't get them often, but when I do it's because I need to sit with something for a while, maybe make a mental adjustment or remind myself of something I've lost sight of.This particular nightmare came at the end of a difficult weekend with the offspring. When I say 'difficult', I mean all three were balls deep in some big ass feels: Esme lashed...

Tuesday, 17 May 2022 Comments: 3

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Baking With Not So Small Children

Baking With Not So Small Children

It’s a testament to my optimistic nature, the triumph of imagination over reality, but somehow the stupidity of baking with a two year old became the joy of baking with a ten year old.The children are in varying stages of COVID recovery at the moment, so before they arrived for the holidays, I stocked the house with Christmas Holiday levels of comfort food, games, and film-based...

Sunday, 24 April 2022 Comments: 2

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To Alec, on his Baptism

To Alec, on his Baptism

My darling Godson Alec,I have not yet had the privilege of holding you in my arms or seeing your smiling face in person, but I hold you in my heart every day as I see you grow from across this pale blue dot that we all call home.You won’t recognise that reference yet, the “pale blue dot”, so let me explain. Once, an incredible man called Carl Sagan suggested that a departing spacecraft...

Saturday, 12 March 2022 Comments: 2

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