Two days is just not enough to catch up with everything. On top of housework, washing, etc, I want to do those things which I have no time for during the week.
I achieved something yesterday, I suppose. I picked up my repaired sewing maching and sewed the hems of two veils for belly dancing. I [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Another brief weekend
Posted in home, interests, tagged blinds, genealogy, Netguide, sewing, Sims 2 on 19 July, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Goulburn, NSW, 1882
Posted in interests, tagged 1882, directory, Goulburn, handy hints, old advertisements on 15 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was happy to receive the 1882 Goulburn District Directory from the University of Newcastle library in Australia today.
I got it knowing it likely that a relative would be listed. Two brothers of my great grandfather are listed in it as well as a couple of men related to my great grandfather’s mother. I do [...]
Weekends are never long enough
Posted in home, work, tagged blogging, cleaning, family history, genealogy, NSW, Pendle Hill, photos on 12 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Daughter wanted me to go to Wellington to pick them up after having been in Blenheim for the week. No, I said. I have far too much to do – haven’t even done half of what I intended and it’s now Sunday afternoon which will pass rapidly.
I’m getting back into my family history research and [...]
Sewing? Me?
Posted in interests, tagged belly dancing, belly dancing costume, cane dance, drum solo, sewing, sewing machine on 2 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While belly dancing I’ve often thought of wanting a better costume – an actual costume, rather than just a skirt, some random top and a coin scarf. Our belly dancing teacher has got us making bits and pieces to try and get us looking like a dance troupe and I have bought a couple of items [...]
Sounds like my style of parenting
Posted in home, tagged discipline, education, parenting, rules on 2 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Found this manifesto on a site about a book called “The Idle Parent” which I saw here.
THE MANIFESTO OF THE IDLE PARENT
We reject the idea that parenting requires hard work
We pledge to leave our children alone
We reject the rampant consumerism that invades children from the moment they are born
We read them poetry and fantastic stories [...]
