09 Feb Things my Mother Said
That I say now to my kids. With emphatic emphasis. "Get down from there. You're going to fall down, crack your head and DIE."...
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08 Feb The Cable Guy Got Me All Excited!
We needed something done to our cable connection. I called the SKY office and they sent round a very nice young man to do it. He was friendly, helpful and efficient - and quickly worked his magic on the cable connection. He was also white (think...
Read More08 Feb My Muscles Are Busting Out of My Shirt
Big Son came to tell me that he had gotten Bigger. Over the holidays. He was wearing his school uniform. He stood in the doorway and flexed a muscle boy flex pose. "See Mum? I think I need new shirts. My chest, my back, my...
Read More08 Feb Things my Mother Said…
That I did listen to. But shouldn't have. "Dessert makes everything better. Always have 'something sweet' at the end of every meal."...
Read More07 Feb Strange Stuff Samoans Say (and Do)
We love to tell people we havent seen for awhile - "Oka! Ua e lapoa!"...
Read More06 Feb She’s Sunshine on Crack
You know what irks me? When Big Daughter wants to buy a new book for her Kindle she is sunshine on crack. 'Hi Mum, guess what?!' (gleeful. Like she has news that will transport ME into throes of ecstasy.) Me. Suspicious. 'What?' Her. 'The latest Rick Riordan book...
Read More25 Jan So You Want to Publish a Book?
An exciting part of this writing journey that I particularly treasure - is the opportunity it gives me to connect with lots of different Pacific writers and poets from all over the place. This blog post is for YOU, the writer and poet who has...
Read More23 Jan He’s Taking Over the World.
I did something stupid and bought Big Son the latest Halo game. I told myself he would finish it in one week and that would be that. Ha. I should have done my research first. Because yes, Big Son finished every level in Halo4 in...
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09 Jan I am Enough.
I blinked and 2012 streaked naked through my life, my messy house. And then it was gone. Just like that. Hello 2013!Right, so I'm going to do something revolutionary (for me) this year. I am not going to start the new year making a list...
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