Tag Archives: Parenting

By way of apology

Posted on February 26, 2014 by rodbie

I’ve been out of the blogosphere for quite a while now. I’ve written a few half posts during the last few months, but haven’t had enough puff to get over the finishing line with any of them. So, as was … Continue reading →

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What did you dream about last night?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by rodbie

Sometimes, if (my only just three year old) Tilly wakes up early, I go and lie next to her on the futon that we keep next to her bed (for exactly this scenario), and we chat for a while before … Continue reading →

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Parenting and the English Language

Posted on April 20, 2012 by rodbie

A few nights ago, I watched episode 5 of Stephen Fry’s documentary series on English (if you’re quick you may still be able to catch it on the ABC’s iview). He was discussing his favourite English writers, and one of … Continue reading →

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Christmas? Hollow Novelty.

Posted on December 18, 2011 by rodbie

The other day, I was shopping at Coles and I noticed these Christmas ‘items’… … and thought a photo of same would make the perfect image for my Blog Christmas Card to you, dear reader. You should have seen me. … Continue reading →

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A single instance of coarse language

Posted on November 26, 2011 by rodbie

Back when I lived in Sydney, I used to be in a band called Crispy Whippet (at one stage, we broke up and the re-formed as Mannheit Binliner, but somehow that name never caught on). We wrote and recorded a … Continue reading →

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iParenting

Posted on November 19, 2011 by rodbie

Susie and I had our first Tilly-free night last weekend. We left Tilly with Susie’s parents for twenty-four hours (count’em!). The intoxicating sense of freedom was incredible! I really couldn’t believe how good it was to spend just one day … Continue reading →

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Salmon? Rusty!

Posted on November 9, 2011 by rodbie

My friends G, J and I all used to go to gigs, but since having kids this has proved more and more difficult. So a while ago we decided that we would take it in turns, once a month, to … Continue reading →

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All watched over

Posted on November 7, 2011 by rodbie

(Disclaimer: Reading back over the post that follows, I realise that I should never take up quilting, because the patchwork you are about to read has way too many poorly concealed seams and loose threads. It is much too easy … Continue reading →

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Just for the record…

Posted on November 2, 2011 by rodbie

I know I said in my last post that Tilly had reminded me of the joys of simple presence, of gorging on the superabundant sensual feast that is ‘the here and now’, but let me assure you that there are … Continue reading →

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‘A little child shall lead them’

Posted on October 26, 2011 by rodbie

I just gave a talk on being a follower, and I decided that the word for this should be ‘followship’. When this word first popped into my head, I thought, in my naivety, that I may have invented it. This … Continue reading →

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