These are really lovely illustrations, congrats on some great work.

Yeah that son of mine, who is in prep, was busted gratifying the wall in the school toilets yesterday with a friend and when he was getting in trouble by the principle and vice principle he got so upset

Pleasure. And yay, I just realized I have missed a bunch of replies because I had my blog tab open. Ahh the collective sigh of realization.

Hahhaaaaa. I like it. I love Christmas bon-bons for this reason, they have the best bad jokes ever. I'm pretty sure they have all be collected by a secret society of ridiculously dorky dads meeting in

Nice. You sort of find yourself in this situation, or I should actually say, I find myself in this situation, often with my son, who's nearly 6 and at the end of his first year of school. He's in that

Didn't suck. I like it. And its something almost every perfectionist needs to hear. There's a lot of 'stuff' circling at the moment in this topic and I like the saying, "done is better than perfect",

I loved this one. And I can say with honesty that I don't love the kardashians or even really know who they are because I dont watch tv and I dont really follow any sort of news or media things where they

I agree. It can be letting a harrassed looking mother with a bunch of kids hanging off her go before you in the line at the supermarket, helping an old/er or less able bodied person with their bags, or

This is beautiful. As someone who doesn't have much money and will be struggling to get through Christmas this year as it is, it's very easy for those of us in that position to feel like we can't contribute

This was that pure bright shining rainbow glitter wonderfulness poop from the magical unicorn of CanDo that everyone keeps talking about and EXACTLY what I needed to hear right now. Actually I sort of

I love cardamom spice. I use it in my Creme Brulee.

What an exceptionally stunning place. Thanks for sharing these lovely photos. I hope I get to visit here in person one day.

Glad you laughed. As for the not having kids bit, I would think no less of you if you were to position a teddy bear, or a pumpkin wearing a jumper, on your lap and read to them. Studies have shown that

Beautiful story. I really admire people who can write a short story that feels complete, not like part of it is missing or it's been finished early and in a hurry. It's really hard to do. Love the artwork

Thank you so much for your comment @ladypenelope1. Thats how it went with my own childhood as well, my fathers living room was walled on 3 sides with floor to ceiling books and it became a love of both

Isn't that the worlds answer to why many people who have it all...the relative 'all' at least; money, cars, fangirls/boys hanging off their every move, etc...end up with a needle in their arm? What the

My mum is the opposite of what my dad was, she is very straight and narrow, so I kind of had both worlds, but I also learned a lot of things from books and life slapping me in the face. With a wet rotten

"Like". I was one of those lucky kids who had a radical thinking for himself father who taught me very early that all the boxes are made of glass. You can see through them and you can break them.

Thank you. Can you please tell me what a steemvoter is, or means? I'm still getting it all.

I have the same beliefs and they probably come from some of the same places. I'm trying to instill the same lessons and ideas into my son. Hope you find happiness and laughter over thanksgiving with people