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(Very) Thankful Thursday
Today I am grateful for pain. I am grateful for its stretching of me, forcing me into shapes of unwilling growth like topiary from within. I am grateful for the compassion it brings as my fractured self sees all the … Continue reading
Architecture Nerd Alert
Christchurch’s cathedral, destroyed in the terrible earthquakes of 2011, is to be replaced by a cardboard cathedral. How’s that for innovative? I love it! Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is heading the project. He’s best known for his work in swiftly … Continue reading
The Parting
When he could not decide between her and the sea, he filled her ears and her mind with his endless musings on the best way forward for himself, little noticing each tiny whip crack of pain as it left another … Continue reading
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Architecture Nerd Alert
This amazing building in Dresden, apparently plays music through the various paraphernalia on its face when it rains. I haven’t been able to find a recording of it and I have to admit I wonder if it does or if … Continue reading
On Birth – and with due deference to Nancy Wainer whose revolutionary thoughts helped so many of us frame our own.
I propose that we reclaim birth. Our first step can be the removal of labels from birthing. Birth is birth. Women are women. We’re not mothers, wives, primips, multis or “the VBAC in room 3”, we’re women. We’re women at … Continue reading
(Very) Thankful Thursday
The penultimate day of the inquiry into the death of my daughter was today. As the parent of the babe I was permitted to offer a statement to the court once my evidence was concluded, reflecting on the loss of … Continue reading
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