Medal Shop

Ella says: I made the medals bymyself and I put them up on the tray and organised it the way it was. I made a SALE sign and Don't Ring the DoorBell because my brother was asleep and I didn't want him to wake up. My shop was open. My mum and my dad and my granny came to my shop.

what I love more than anything

I went to my friend Ruth's concert on Friday evening- she was directing, conducting, playing, singing with six choirs. It was called "The Big Sing - Songs of Freedom - singing to celebrate the possibility of freedom for all people." It was lovely. At the end the choirs, who love her, thanked her, and she replied, "I'm only doing what I love more than anything."

Aerosol Arabic and Crooked Rib

We walked up Spark Lane to see this fantastic street art project starting up. The Crooked-Rib team were sitting in the lane cutting a stencil of a verse from the Koran. The verse describes how, even if the river flows abundantly, it is best to take only as much water as you need. They had picked it because they felt it was relevant for Melbourne today. They said it was difficult cutting the script - lots of swirls and curls - hard on the hands. Aerosol Arabic had just started the mural. It'll be finished next Monday.

Wait for me!

Isn't bark lovely?

Time to celebrate

We went out to Edward's uni for his graduation. Took a cruise round the grounds and swung by Ella's creche. Ella and Edward started uni when Ella was nine months old - so Ella has a strong sense of connection with her creche. She did a half day a week during term time, while Edward went to school. Now Ella's 5 and a half and Edward's graduated. It was warm, we ate curry and sandwiches, and during the ceremony we had the run of the back of the hall.

summer soon