Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth. – Mary Schmich When [...]
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full circle nostalgia
Posted in 3/4's fiction, Challenge, memories, November, Writing on November 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
the egg convo
Posted in Challenge, getting older, memories, November, Writing on November 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own. – Mary Schmich Gawd remember how contorted we used to get in the back seat of your Cortina? Yeah…what was that colour called [...]
Dear sixteen year old Carla,
Posted in heart, memories, November, sixteen, women, Writing on November 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours. -Mary Schmich My post today is double inspired by Mary and Dear Me Books. Dear sixteen year old Carla, Today all the wobbly Aunties are going to pinch your cheeks and cough up a lame old [...]
Abba and Kiss and Maths and Mercurochrome
Posted in daughter, eight years old, memories, November, Writing on November 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Sing.” -Mary Schmich Today I am singing the praises of small cheats. Nothing serious of course. A shortcut when doing chores, a quick cheats recipe when cooking dinner, time saving measures when you are short on… time. And that brings me to my post today. Which is a cheat…because I officially did not write it today. But [...]
the bluest kind of oblivion
Posted in memories, secret crush, Travel on November 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they’ve faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how [...]
How Red Rooster Chips transform into Licorice.
Posted in dating, Family, Food, getting older, memories, mid life crisis, Travel, Uncategorized on September 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
On the weekend we took a day trip down to Phillip Island. Along the way we stopped for some road-munchies at the local supermarket. I had a bit of a tummy upset so I grabbed some licorice (need I say anymore??!!??). In the car I snapped open the bag and popped a black stick into dear [...]
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