An Ode To Six
She stumbles out of her room, eyes barely open. “Am I six now, mum?” she asks, rubbing her eyes. “You sure are sweetie,” I say.…
Our Montessori School Change
I remember reading about Denmark’s schooling system when Ella was a couple of years old and I mentally filed it away for something to contemplate all…
Life With Three
“When I was a girl, my life was music that was always getting louder. Everything moved me. A dog following a stranger. That made me feel…
Five
“As people become aware of the finitude of their life, they do not ask for much; they do not seek more riches; they do not seek…
Our Rose: A Birth Story
There were two stars shining directly outside my bedroom window the night I went into early labour; a bigger, brighter one and a smaller one shining…
A New Kind of Normal
Day 10 hit me like a ton of bricks. I held on, as much as I could, to that bubble of newborn magic where time…
Georgie
Joel’s grandmother passed away shortly before Ella was born. The day after her death, literally overnight, a huge swarm of bees turned up her in…
