Earlier this year, my sister sent me a link to a story on the ABC website about a wedding veil that is now part of the National Library of Australia's collection. It's a lovely story in itself, but there's also a family connection, which brings it closer to home. The veil was purchased by Agnes …
Tag: childhood
where did it all begin?
Recently I was thinking about writing goals (not something I often do, actually), and thought how cool it would be to have one of my poems read on radio. Poetry Please, where listeners request poems on a theme, is perhaps the pinnacle, but I'd be just as thrilled to have one of my poems broadcast …
chaps
When I was growing up, my family referred to our soft toys as 'chaps'. As far as I'm aware, this is a family coinage, rather than a generally accepted term for teddies and other cuddly beings. I'm not, on the whole, nostalgic for my childhood, which says a lot more about me than about my …
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