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ecosopherConversation this afternoon as I sit with my children while they eat soft boiled eggs and soldiers. I'm reading advertising material from the two major political parties which have arrived as part of the campaign-before-the-campaign (the election is yet to be announced):
S: Mummy, what are you reading?
Me: That's right.
M: When our nerdy children come home complaining of bullying at school, you know I'm going to tell them it's your fault.
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My brother in law ran in a marathon yesterday. I was most impressed, and he did a pretty good time, too, I thought - at least with my limited knowledge of how long marathons take (he was finished in 4 hours). I was discussing how running more than 5 or 6 ks at a time always seems to give me diarrhoea. He said he got the same problem, and apparently it occurs in about a quarter of runners. Although it's good to know I'm not alone, I still have no idea what to do to prevent it... don't eat for a while before running, I suppose. Anyway, while I'd be keen to complete a marathon one day, I'm not looking to do it any time soon. A few small impediments on my time right now, not least the small children. I'm sure other women have managed to train for and run marathons when their children were this young, but I'm not one of them.
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It's Winter Solstice today. Fittingly, it seemed to take an unusually long time to get light this morning. While the days will get longer as we move towards the Summer Solstice, they will also get colder now until late August or so. Friday is supposed to have a minimum of 3 C. BRRRR! Need I mention, I still haven't found my beanie?
In gardening news, I went to the garden centre on Friday. (Or Wednesday? Can't remember...) Ready to plant out are broccoli, leek and celery seedlings, and I also bought some broad bean seeds, and some seed potatoes. I need some more soil for the potatoes, but the others can go in straight away, plus some pea seeds that I have waiting. I also got some flower seedlings, frilly little pink things which are a bit impractical really, but they're perennial and drought hardy, and most of all, the children will get a buzz planting something that will flower fairly soon, rather than having to wait for weeks for the seeds to come up.
S: Mummy, what are you reading?
Me [keeping my eyes on the leaflet]: Government propaganda.
S: Poppaganda?Me: That's right.
M: When our nerdy children come home complaining of bullying at school, you know I'm going to tell them it's your fault.
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My brother in law ran in a marathon yesterday. I was most impressed, and he did a pretty good time, too, I thought - at least with my limited knowledge of how long marathons take (he was finished in 4 hours). I was discussing how running more than 5 or 6 ks at a time always seems to give me diarrhoea. He said he got the same problem, and apparently it occurs in about a quarter of runners. Although it's good to know I'm not alone, I still have no idea what to do to prevent it... don't eat for a while before running, I suppose. Anyway, while I'd be keen to complete a marathon one day, I'm not looking to do it any time soon. A few small impediments on my time right now, not least the small children. I'm sure other women have managed to train for and run marathons when their children were this young, but I'm not one of them.
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It's Winter Solstice today. Fittingly, it seemed to take an unusually long time to get light this morning. While the days will get longer as we move towards the Summer Solstice, they will also get colder now until late August or so. Friday is supposed to have a minimum of 3 C. BRRRR! Need I mention, I still haven't found my beanie?
In gardening news, I went to the garden centre on Friday. (Or Wednesday? Can't remember...) Ready to plant out are broccoli, leek and celery seedlings, and I also bought some broad bean seeds, and some seed potatoes. I need some more soil for the potatoes, but the others can go in straight away, plus some pea seeds that I have waiting. I also got some flower seedlings, frilly little pink things which are a bit impractical really, but they're perennial and drought hardy, and most of all, the children will get a buzz planting something that will flower fairly soon, rather than having to wait for weeks for the seeds to come up.
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Antipodes
Date: 2010-06-24 01:22 am (UTC)Re: Antipodes
Date: 2010-06-28 06:17 am (UTC)Re: Antipodes
Date: 2010-06-29 11:02 am (UTC)Here, we're intellectually aware of the difference starting at a young age (well, those of us who are intellectually aware of the world at all), but it's not the same viceral awareness. Actually, when you first learn, as a very, very small child, about Australians being at the "bottom" of the world you have some notion about everyone standing on their heads. Very, very small children don't really get that "earth is round and gravity pulls us toward the center" thing. :-)