Tag Archives: Life

The yarn.

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Nolsie

My clever mother spun me a yarn when I was 14 that, apart from scaring the living wits out of me, thankfully also gave me the incentive to give up smoking. There was a short but opportune window in time … Continue reading →

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The comfort sponge

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Nolsie

The freshly whipped cream, with a hint of vanilla, oozed just slightly out of one side of the cake before my mother, Jill, swiftly troweled it flush, and then applied the broad knife to the sponge’s multi layered sides to … Continue reading →

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The tubist.

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Nolsie

There are many ways to hide in the midst of a choir during an end of year school concert. Stand at the back, move your mouth in sync with others around you, but be careful not to make any audible … Continue reading →

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The round tower

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Nolsie

Just so we are clear, I’m neither particularly spiritual, nor overly drawn to mysticism. The supernatural, and beckoning from worlds beyond are, for me, generally restricted to the scriptures of Stephen King. It’s very unlikely that you will find me hunched … Continue reading →

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The moth.

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Nolsie

Our family was seated for an impromptu dinner at a very popular and busy Thai restaurant in Melbourne late last year. The place was packed with people, and the tables and chairs were overpopulated given the space available. It was … Continue reading →

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The steam room.

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Nolsie

My grandmother, “Ma”, deftly lit the burner under the vegetable steamer sitting on the ancient stove in her ancient kitchen. She had done it million times before. The gas flame flickered and puffed itself into life. The steamer was filled with … Continue reading →

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The dreamer

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Nolsie

Some people are eternal dreamers, and spend most of their time visualising how they would ideally like their life to pan out. Some of these people put so much energy into their dreaming that they struggle to find the time … Continue reading →

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The changing of the guard

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Nolsie

Meet “Rosie”, the newest member of our family. But before you can read about Rosie, you need to finish the story about Daisy. I wrote a post a few months ago about “Daisy”, our 10-year-old black Labrador (“The sock mathematician”) … Continue reading →

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The red locomotive.

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Nolsie

One of my earliest ever childhood memories is of a painting of a red locomotive with passenger carriages trailing behind it. It was painted by my Aunt Tricia and gifted to my elder brother. I think he may been five, … Continue reading →

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The world’s best ever backyard cricketer.

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Nolsie

Everyone has a moment in the sun. For one young boy, it was for an hour on Xmas day in 2012, when he became the world’s greatest cricketer of all time. Our Xmas day lunches, like many people’s, tend to … Continue reading →

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