How To: Make A Rain Stick {{Australia Day Craft}}
I’ve made a few attempts at rain sticks in the past, because I’ve always loved the sound, but I have never really had one that I thought was actually successful,…Continue Reading →
Mamatography 2014 – Week 3:A Funeral, A View
The dreaded week has come and gone. These are truly sad and sore times. 9. To See You Again. We…
How Mindfulness Helps In Motherhood
If there was a soundtrack to my life, the last week or so would have a ghostly echo pounding through…
Finding Your Place In The ‘Circle Of Trauma’ For Optimal Support Of Those Facing Illness And Death
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking over the last few weeks, specifically about what we went through with my mother’s sudden aggressive tumours and resulting death. While the dying…Continue Reading →
Mamatography 2014 – Week 2: Life Goes On
2. A walk in the nature reserve to clear our heads – yet another moment that makes us cry. Mom…
A New Reality Now – Poem
Welcome to the January 2014 Carnival of Natural Parenting: The More Things Stay the Same This post was written for…
What A Lovely Sound {{Book Review}}
What A Lovely Sound by Starr Meneely follows a young girl, Melody Jane, as she leaves a busy, bustling city with all its noises and sounds, and goes to spend a night…Continue Reading →
Bringing Death Home
My mother and father came to England to visit us for a holiday. Her cancer was in remission, miraculously and…
Mamatography 2014 – Week 1: La La La La La
For the first time in my life, I wanted New Year’s eve to pass with as little notice a possible.…
MINE – A Story About Sharing And Taking Turns {{Book Review}}
Ah, the joy of having two girls. Or two children. I’m not sure if gender makes a difference here, but sharing … oh sharing. That bastion of kindness and sisterly…Continue Reading →