Universal

That's what motherhood is. It's the one thing that binds us across cultures, races, even species. I was just watching out in the garden a mother magpie trying to feed her young. Great big lump of a thing he was but he still needed mum. She painstakingly lifted a piece of food and aimed it just right over his beak. I thought of myself trying to get that spoon into my own baby's mouth and laughed. The baby bird had a few goes and finally got hold of the food. Mum pecked at his beak trying to encourage him to lift his head and get the rest in. Frustratingly he tried but dropped the piece. Mum flies down, picks it up, and tries all over again (I'm thinking of those chunks of crust under the highchair). Another couple of goes as she patiently kept at it. Must. Feed. Child. *sigh* How I recognise this feeling! Then she gets a glimpse of me watching and it's PANIC. The child is shooshed off and sent back to the nest and she comes at me with wings flapping and beak snapping. You'll do anything for these little things. Anything.

I got a fang

She got her first one today :)

Hey anyone in Canberra - Canberra Handmade market is on tonight (the champagne twilight market) and tomorrow and the Yarralumla Woolshed. And also my little Etsy shop Teapot and Snail is at the Italian Cultural Centre SPring Market on Sunday, from 10am to 3pm - 80 Franklin Street, Forrest.

Happy Springing.

Little bear

We had Grannie and Grampa to stay this past week and took them to say goodbye at the airport yesterday. Bubba is looking around for them - the guest bed is empty, the house is quiet. Where's Grannie?!!

Six whole months

Is cold

Too cold to go out. The little chicken and I are both bored with these four walls. I have been playing ukelele to entertain her. She likes that. Also knitting her some groovy striped flares to keep her warm.

Solstice's edge

Couple more days and it's winter solstice. Strange to think it's come upon us so soon. Still can't believe the munchkin is 4 and a half months old. The days will start to get longer and we haven't even hit the real cold yet. That weirds me out every year.

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