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Expressions

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31 March, 2008
Crawling

This sweet little boy was the resident baby at the shower – a balloon tied to his ankle, you could see it bobbing behind him as he crawled rapidly around the room, squawking happily.
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30 March, 2008
Blueberry Muffins

At a loss as to what I felt like for breakfast one Sunday morning, I whipped up these blueberry muffins from a new faithful book, The Muffin Bible published by Penguin. Sweet, light and with deliciously soft spots of blueberry dotted through them, they were the perfect start to the day. A very speedy recipe.…
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30 March, 2008
Cupcakes

I went to my first baby shower on the weekend – the first pregnancy among my contemporaries, really, and a slightly alarming reminder of passing years. The afternoon’s refreshments – pavlova (well, it wouldn’t be an Australian celebration without a pav) and super cute pink and blue cupcakes. I am thinking that I want to…
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29 March, 2008
Anton

Flushed from riding his bike in the backyard, he grins up at me.
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29 February, 2008
Storytime

Listening to a story before bedtime.
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28 February, 2008
Curiosity

My Baby Cousin – I can never be bothered properly classifying my cousins’ children, as cousins-once-removeds or whatever they are, as they are all too small for such long titles – was terribly fascinating by my camera, and kept toddling over to stare seriously into the lens.
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27 February, 2008
Port Melbourne skyline

I stayed with my cousin in Melbourne while there to attend my grandmother’s funeral – the day after the funeral was cool and overcast, and with a wind rushing in from the sea. This photo is the view from their apartment balcony.
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26 February, 2008
Sapling

A small sapling stretching upwards next to the lower dam. A sapling of what, I do not know – I rely on my mother for most horticultural knowledge.
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25 February, 2008
I joined a cult

Ever since I decided I wanted to buy a hair straightener, I had so many people say earnestly to me, “You Must Get A GHD. It Is The Only Way,” that I decided to obey them. I’ve always been interested in cults, now I get to experience one. And my hair loves me for it.
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24 February, 2008