Miss A loves doing art and craft. Mostly she does typical ‘kid’ stuff but now and then she shows me something that makes me go ‘wow, that’s awesome’ and then I try not to get annoyed when she makes a mess with paint or I take ages to scrub an accidental smear of oil pastel [...]
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I saw the movie Australia today. I loved it so much. I want to see it again soon. The capturing of emotions between the Aboriginal boy Nulla and Mrs Boss (Nicole Kidman) was outstanding and so very moving. The story of the Stolen Generations breaks my heart, especially since I became a mother. To think [...]
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I love that movie – The Power of One. I read the book by Bryce Courtenay years ago and fell in love with Bryce’s storytelling. I’ve since read many of his books but there are a few I haven’t managed to get to yet… I will though. I recently saw the movie version of The [...]
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