Uncategorized – Tara’s thoughts

Controversial confessional…a feelings dump.

Worst things I have worried over: 3. That the children might trip over and impale themselves on the bamboo shoots currently growing in our backyard. 2. That I might be in pain all the time but be so used to it that I don’t notice it anymore. That the weasel which hangs out in ourContinue reading “Controversial confessional…a feelings dump.”

Worms

Once you notice the worms you can’t un-notice them. After every rain they’re there, glistening, flesh-pink and naked, crawling with great determination towards drowning in an overflowing gutter, as blind and vulnerable thing as has ever existed. And once you’ve helped one, picked it up with the stem of a nearby leaf and popped itContinue reading “Worms”

Country review: Spain

On paper, Spain has it all: History! Architecture! Culture! Cuisine! Art! Nature! Beaches! But the reality is curiously subdued. I did not love Spain.

Paint

This is the first time I’ve ever lived in a house that wasn’t a rental. I’ve never painted a wall. I’ve never hung a picture. I’ve never dug in a garden. I’ve never invested in my living space. And I’ve never been allowed the freedom of making a mess.

Love in the time of child-rearing

I don’t know why I thought having kids would be fine because I don’t cope very well with tiredness. The biological imperative to procreate has had millennia to find ways to override common sense, I suppose. Dinnertime can be particularly rough. The combination of a bad night’s sleep, a long physical day of looking afterContinue reading “Love in the time of child-rearing”