A Smelly Lesson
Yesterday we down by the river to collect more firewood. After gathering a trailor load, I jumped into the ute to drive it up to the...
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Oct 3, 20071 min read
You’ve Made My Day!
I’ve just been given a beautiful little bouquet of daisies, buttercups and dandelions by Jacob, my 7 year old son. He also handed me a...
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Aug 25, 20071 min read
Home Again!
I’ve just returned home to my family and life in the barn after two weeks in Colorado with my thriteen year old daughter, Eliza. We went...
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Aug 5, 20072 min read
Letter to a Son
My mother has just given me a copy of a letter written in 1870 by my great great grandfather, Richard Fitzsimons, shortly before he died...
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Jul 8, 20071 min read
Seize The Day
I was speaking at a camp sometime ago and collapsed into bed late the first night. I turned off my light, and lay back on the pillow,...
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Jun 16, 20071 min read
Don’t Forget to Honk!
Yesterday morning we enjoyed learning some facts about geese – how they fly in a V formation and change leadership when the leader gets...
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Jun 10, 20072 min read
Let It Go
We’ve had a couple of possum dramas here in the barn this last week. We got home late one night to find that one of the children had left...
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May 18, 20071 min read
Just One Match
Last week we made huge progress on our land with the help of our brother-in-law and his expertise with a digger. He rolled huge...
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May 8, 20071 min read
Indians on the Island
Yesterday Sam, Jake and their friend , Aljoh, carried bamboo poles, an old tarpaulin and all sorts of tools onto Black Rabbit Island. I...
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Mar 23, 20071 min read
Living with the Sparrows
It’s been a long time since I wrote a blog, but you sure can’t do everything! We have spent the last few weeks working furiously on our...
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Jan 11, 20071 min read
What is it exactly you don’t understand???
Last week, we had a fantastic time with family, enjoying the sun and swimming, and hours of volleyball. The children were all in the...
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Dec 12, 20061 min read
Just a Little Bit of Encouragement
It’s funny how often as I sit down to work on writing some of my next book, little things happen at very opportune times! This morning I...
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Dec 1, 20061 min read
To the Barn!
“Be ruthless!” my husband tells me. And I am trying to be, but it’s hard to be ruthless when you’re packing up a family of eight after...
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Sep 26, 20062 min read
Hasty Words
Yesterday Sam was invited to spend a couple of days with a friend. He was very excited, but his little brother was equally sad! “Why...
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Sep 4, 20061 min read
Easy Decisions
I just found a great quote today by Roy Disney. “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” I long for my...
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Aug 25, 20061 min read
Just One of Those Things
The other evening, I heard the car come in the drive. My husband Chris, had just been giving our 15 year old daughter a driving lesson....
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Aug 19, 20062 min read
Don’t Jump to Conclusions!
Just yesterday, I went out to the washing line and saw our young puppy, Lucy, standing beside a dead hen. I was horrified, furious! I...
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Aug 14, 20061 min read
Disbelief in the Boom household!
Yesterday something very unusual happened in our house. At least, it was very unusual judging by my children’s reactions. I actually did...
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Aug 11, 20062 min read
Honesty with Money
Teaching honesty to children can be a real challenge. Inherent in the fallen nature of each one of us is the tendency to lie to save our...
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Aug 10, 20061 min read
Seize the day!
I’ve just finished searching through old photo albums looking for a certain photo to go in my next book. I got totally side-tracked as I...
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