In country New South Wales, far away from Sydney’s city life, there is a 57-year-old man, Chris Berkhout, who rides his bicycle more than 200 km every year on the anniversary of his son’s suicide. He has done so for the past five years, travelling the long and bumpy road from Tamworth to Inverell. Rain, hail […]
Author: AggieSoon
Welcome to my personal blog. I am a wife, a mother, a sometimes reluctant traveller. Have wandered the globe with my family when I was young. Home has always been where ever we laid down our suitcases. Now that I am getting older, I feel the need to put down roots. To settle. In the meantime, I am collecting stories along the way.
Cookies and cream cupcakes. His favourite.
It was our boy’s birthday. I made him cupcakes with his favourite icing. I sang him happy birthday and watched him smile. “Mum, you are a terrible singer,” he said. He didn’t want a party this year. He said it seemed a little childish. He is now twelve years old and already too grown up […]
Colorful
“Atomic: full of love, full of wonder” by Nike Savvas, Australia I saw the installation for the first time at the Art Gallery of New South Wales earlier this year. Thousands of colourful balls were vibrating on a string. It was beautiful. Via the Daily Post Photo Challenge #24: Colorful
The people you meet at a writing class
I was at a writing course a few weeks ago at the Australian Writers’ Centre. I was lucky to be there and grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the craft. It was there I met Ria — a classically trained singer who also worked as a Braille specialist, transcribing information for the blind. […]
Gather ye daisies while ye may
I know we should be gathering rosebuds, but surely these daisies would do just as well? For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday!
Hot
I do enjoy a good sun flare. The image was taken at the pool one hot afternoon. Via the Daily Post Photo Challenge #23: Hot
Tassie Nannas knit in protest
If you head out to Hobart’s Elizabeth Street Mall you may come across them — a group of strong-willed and passionate grandmothers knitting for a cause. For almost three years Tasmanian grandmothers, also known as Tassie Nannas, have been protesting against the Australian Government’s policy of offshore detention with their knitting needles. In 2013, the […]
Crowds at Sculpture by the Sea
The image was taken four years ago. It was fun to capture the crowd on one side looking at a sculpture of a man looking at them. For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday and Su Leslie!
Old Fashioned
I liked the old-fashioned book cover. The Arrival by Shaun Tan was published in 2006. It tells the story of a traveller who leaves behind everything he knows to journey to a strange country. It is a place devoid of family and friends. Where the future is uncertain and everything is unfamiliar. The back cover […]
That Crazy Rich Asian Movie
We finally went to watch Crazy Rich Asians a few weeks ago. We bundled our protesting son into the car and drove to a cinema a couple of suburbs away to watch it. For those who have yet to see the hit movie, it is based on the book by Kevin Kwan. It’s a love […]
Teaching my family how to play
I failed dismally. I am new to the game and I must have made a few mistakes when I was teaching them. After a few turns I had open rebellion on my hands. My husband declared himself the winner and refused to play. It is my contribution to Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.
Sky
Sometimes it is lovely to look up at that blue Australian sky. Via the Daily Post Photo Challenge #21: Sky
