THE ART OF BEING LOST November 24, 2014March 10, 2016Maria Comment There’s a sense of anticipation in my household at the moment. Most of it mine. Next year child no. 2 starts high school [...]
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE REAL WORLD? September 4, 2014Maria 1 I was listening to some teenagers talking last week and they used a phrase that has been around since I was in high [...]
DAVID AND THE BIG HEAVY – TALES OF THE ONE IN TEN July 11, 2014July 11, 2014Maria Comment In February The Smith Family emailed me about a campaign they were running titled “Tales of the One In Ten”. I wrote about [...]
JUNIOR STORYTELLERS May 21, 2014Maria Comment It was January 2006 and my eldest child was just about to start kindergarten. “Tell me a story J-girl”, I said one night [...]
I FOUND MY HUSBAND AT UNIVERSITY April 3, 2013Maria 8 Not at Princeton but at UWS Nepean. Not exactly an ivy league, top of the perch, ‘steeped in tradition’ type institution but still [...]
DO CHILDREN BELONG IN ART GALLERIES? May 2, 2012May 3, 2012Maria 12 A couple of weeks ago Jacqueline Maley wrote a post on Daily Life Why Kids Should Be Banned From Art Galleries Now I’m [...]