Appreciating the sunset. Taken on the train ride home many years ago. Via the Daily Post Photo Challenge #34: Sunset
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.
The Quick Fox
It’s after dinner. We’re sitting outside on the balcony. The citronella candles are lit to keep the mosquitos away and the cricket is on the television. I turn to my husband and say, “Quick. Give me an article, an adjective and a noun. I’m going to write a blog post about it.” “The” “Okay.” “Quick” […]
A trip on a Sydney ferry
It was a warm day on the harbour. We took a ferry ride to Watsons Bay — a suburb on Sydney’s east. For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.
Fall
It’s still summer in Australia. Autumn is some months away. The image was captured a while ago when the leaves fell. I can’t wait for the cooler weather. It’s been a hot summer. Via the Daily Post Photo Challenge #33: Fall
Happy, happy, joy, joy
Only the good stuff today. I was flicking through a book of writing prompts by the Daily Post a couple of weeks ago. I hit the prompt for March 28 and I stopped. It asked: We cry for lots of reasons: sadness, pain, fear…and happiness. When was the last time you shed tears of joy? […]
He made cupcakes during the holidays!
It’s a different kind of image this week. I recently downloaded Photofox and had some fun editing photos. This is our son’s first batch of cupcakes. He made it himself with little supervision. He was so proud of them that day and loved sharing them with his father and me. For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday!
Faces
This image of Australian actor, Guy Pearce, was the winner of the People’s Choice award at last year’s Archibald Prize exhibition. “I see profound depth of emotion and some sadness in Guy’s eyes, however, his gaze is direct and bold. It was this curious melding of uncompromising determination and a certain boyish sweetness that led […]
Too much coffee. Can’t sleep.
It’s 1 January 2019 as I write this post. The new year is only five hours old. The world is asleep. But here I am, awake in our dark apartment, next to some glow sticks that are fast losing their light. Behind me is the tick, tick, ticking of our wall clock that runs five […]
Black and white at the MCA
Him: Mum, give me your phone. Me: Why? Him: I want to take this shot. For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday!
Goodbye 2018
Dear 2018, You were supposed to move slower. You weren’t supposed to zoom past like 2017. We were supposed to savour each moment and waltz through the days, taking our time as we lived our lives. What happened, 2018? I was at a beach watching the first sunrise of the new year — your year. […]
Braving the Boxing Day Sales. Chaos!
I don’t know why I did it. There were a lot of people in the city that day. The day’s news informed me that some were out there in the morning for that special bargain before the stores even opened. The best part of the visit was an unexpected hello from a salesperson I used […]
