It is Halloween today. In Wales, where I come from, it is known as 'Nos Galan Gaeaf.' Loosely translated it means Winter’s Eve. It is the night of ‘An Ysbrydnos,’ The spirit night. When the veil between our world and the next is thinnest. It wasn’t all dress ups and sweet treats in Wales. The … Continue reading Halloween
When I was little I loved the really cold weather because it meant the snow wasn’t far off and snow was the best. Ice was pretty cool too. I loved finding frozen puddles and trying to skate on them or to see how much effort it took to crack the ice.
Do you ever have bizarre coincidences you can't explain? Conversations that trip over something someone said or something you read. Do you wonder about them? I do. It seems to be happening to me a lot lately.
She was a young mum when she came to Australia with my dad, three children and another on the way. Dad came to work at Monash University and mum looked after the household. A traditional sixties family. Full of dinner parties, Sobranie cigarettes and very dry white wine.
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