on the edge of ordinary

Today is gloomy. It's heavily overcast and when I went out earlier I wondered if I should take an umbrella just in case. It is rainy se...

Here is our quarterly Kids newsletter. Feel free to pass it on, copy it, or whatever. If you'd like to receive a better quality copy, pl...

When we first came to Japan it was a bit of a shock to realise that everyone seemed to holiday in the middle of the year. It shouldn't h...

Here's a post I read several months ago that I wanted to share with you sometimes. It's called " Don't Fence Me In " a...

I didn't sign up with a friend, but found a friend was there anyway. This  lady is  one of the few southern-hemisphere mums aroun...

I'm acutely aware of how good it is that we're not packing to leave the country this month. This is the first June in three years th...

Here are the guidelines for the summer. I read it out to the boys last night. They weren't super happy, but resigned (helped by the fact...