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Life

The Premature End

October 4, 2025

I’m going to do something I shouldn’t because it’s breaking the rules. But I’m going to do it anyway. I’m breaking my blogging pact. Yes, two weeks in, and I want to

Books·Life

The Worst Poached Eggs

September 15, 2025

I made the worst poached eggs ever for my lunch today. Although I carefully followed Nagi’s instructions, straining my eggs before sliding them into gently simmering water and forming them between a

Books·Creativity·Life

The Cooking Experiment

August 8, 2025

Can a dislike turn into a like? Can I find a way to enjoy cooking instead of regarding it as a chore? For many years, I didn’t need to cook. My husband

Books

I’m going to create a food recipe blog. It’ll have gorgeous photos of mouth-watering desserts and dinners. I’ll make eye-catching graphics. You’ll be able to download my attractive and easy-to-follow recipe cards.

Life

The Good Deed

March 4, 2025

Peering out of the living room window, Quinn spots the postman approaching our house. She barks deep and loud. I abandon my iPad, tossing it on the sofa, push my noisy dog

Books·Creativity·Faith

The Spark

January 26, 2024

I gave up crying, petitioning, begging, “What am I meant to do?” Exhausted by the struggle, I stopped fighting, rolled on my back and rode the waves, content to go wherever the

Faith·Motherhood·Womanhood

Silence and Slow

January 10, 2024

The other day, I listened to a podcast conversation between Fr Mike Schmitz and Matt Fradd. Matt said something like, “I’ve been telling people I went to Sydney to give some talks,

Books·Life·Womanhood

Getting Older, Feeling Lost

October 3, 2023

Gabrielle is having a crisis: she’s lost her top notes. How will she resume her career as a famous opera singer if her voice isn’t what it used to be? What will

Faith·Womanhood

Reinventing Ourselves

May 14, 2022

When I was younger, I often came home from social gatherings and replayed conversations in my head. Did I talk too much? Had I sounded silly? I’d wish I could go back

Motherhood

All Over Again

January 3, 2021

On the second last day of the year Gemma-Rose invites Andy and me to have breakfast with her. We drive into town to a favourite cafe where, after scanning the QR code

Faith·Life

A Different Person

June 20, 2020

I have a diamond. Just one. It sits alone on top of the gold of my engagement ring. The other day, I turned my diamond, this way and that, in a stream

Faith·Life

Bold

May 15, 2020

Each week, since the pandemic closed our churches, we’ve been able to attend our parish’s Sunday Mass online. On our devices and TVs, we can see our priest standing in front of

Life·Motherhood

Zero Birthday

May 4, 2020

My 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,

Life

Hope

April 9, 2020

The world is outside. I’m inside. I’m under the trees, running along familiar tracks. There are no restrictions and rules. The birds don’t yell, “Back away! Remember: 1.5 metres apart!” There’s no