ageing

Ordinary Frida Kahlo Eyebrow Days

16 March 2024

Quinn barked, alerting me to the policeman striding along the path towards our house. After securing the dog, I opened the front door, my heart racing, my hands shaking, thinking, “The police

Parenting·Unschooling

Are We Becoming the People We Want Our Kids to Be?

24 September 2020

ast weekend, my son Callum came home for a visit, and on Saturday morning, we had a breakfast picnic together at our local lake. After we’d eaten, we took Callum’s dog for

Family·Parenting

Why We Have to Accept Ourselves as We Are

20 September 2020

Sophie points her camera at me and says, “Smile, my beautiful mother!” I reply, “I’m not beautiful. Look at all my wrinkles!” Sophie pushes my words away. I may have wrinkles, but

Family

Zero Birthday

4 May 2020

y daughter Imogen and I are standing in front of the birthday candle display in the supermarket. “Which ones would you like, Mum?” I look at the boxes that each contain 12 candles,

My Podcasts·Parenting·Unschooling

Connecting Unschooling and Ageing

18 April 2018

I’m lying on my bed thinking about ageing when my daughter Sophie appears. “I thought I’d come and have a chat with you before I go to bed,” she says as she

Family

Perfect

27 October 2017

I raise my camera to my eye and frame my daughter Sophie within the viewfinder. She grins before raising her own camera. I almost protest and say, “Hey, I look terrible! Don’t

English·Maths·My Podcasts·My Videos

Choosing Not to Worry About What Other People Might Think

30 May 2016

When you’re looking for photos of yourself to post on your blog or Facebook page, do you ever reject any? And if you do, what don’t you like about them? I often

Maths·My Podcasts·Unschooling

Getting Older, Unschooling, and Moving On

23 November 2015

My unschooling blog has a limited life. One day, in the not too distant future, I will no longer have anything to write about. My youngest child will have grown up and

Family·My Podcasts

Getting Older, Admitting One’s Age, Lines and Wrinkles!

11 September 2014

Mother Teresa and Orphan Baby by Fred Miller, (CC BY-NC 2.0) I wonder if I am the only person who’s finding it difficult coming to terms with an ageing appearance. “A lot of women