The Little Things - April

READ When I was pregnant with my first child, I discovered Ariel Gore. I read The Mama Trip and the Hip Mama Survival Guide (I thought it was called something about Pregnancy but it's been renamed?). Over the years I would read her essays whenever I found them. Then not long ago I read her book on Happiness. Last week I stumbled across End of Eve, about the death (and drawn out dying) of her Mother. It's interesting to have read as both she and I evolved in our life journey at the same pace. I feel a strange connection to someone I don't know but know so much intimate detail about. 

I thought The Rest of Our Lives had a 'voice' very simillar to Lawrence Naumoff. I loved him in my late teens and early 20's, and there are 2 books written since I stopped devouring his work, so I've ordered them.

I've also ordered a Sparke Hayter book - I read all her books - such fun - back in the 90s. I've ordered Last Girl Standing because the website said it was published in 2017 but according to Wiki it was 2005, so there's a good chance I already have it and already read it...c'est la vie.

I'm trying to find out what Vicki Iovine is up to at the moment, as she and Gore were intertwined in my reading in that period.  Matching pace with babies and toddlers etc. If anyone knows, please let me know. It appears maybe she's just retired...

So I am reaching out through the years to authors that filled my life with vibrancy. I am seeing how they are now, though my current lens, of course, which is older and maybe wiser than it was.

Do you go back to long forgotten authors who you adored in a period in your life?

WATCHED Been going to a lot of comedy - Daniel Kitson, Daniel Schloss and He Huang were all great (note she still has dates in Sydney, Brisbane and New Zealand on sale). It's great to catch up regularly with a girlfriend I don't see often, and it's really great to laugh - cheap laughs too (so to speak) for the most part. Get out and take a punt on someone! Went to The River - it's an interesting play. I enjoyed it a lot. Also Sistren and Drive your plow over the bodies of dead animals. No movies at the cinema - try as we might there's just nothing on....

HEARD Been listening to the solo albums of Chimano since I discovered he's moved here and has a show on in Sydney this June. Alas I'm in Hobart that weekend but details here.

MADE Not much of a hole in clearing out. The book library is constantly full, working on finding homes for some CDs we will never listen to again (which honestly is all of them as we don't have a CD player except in my car which we are about to sell...)

WORE Not so much what I wore, but what I would wear, if I could get my hands on it, from the Vivienne Westwood exhibition at the NGV. I was amazed at how current she is, from back in the 1980s. She foresaw a lot of current trends, but was just incredibly early to create them! All the pics are dresses I would love to wear, and/or similar to my current styles.

I did get this bag in Melbourne from a fabulous social enterprise, Beekeeper Parade, which will have it's debut outing tonight....

MY TOP THREE MOMENTS FROM THE MONTH GONE BY I love doing this each month, and I really love that it's so hard to narrow down to three.

1. My Mother's Day celebration. We went bowling and played laser tag and arcade games. I love laughing and playing with the kids like we used to and I love watching them play together. It's so special, as I wrote in this post in 2024.

2. Ultra weekend - it's always such a vibe. Great food and fun dancing and being in the festival crowd.

3. Visiting Universities with my youngest was pretty special. Lovely to see what excites her and where she might be living. Miles stone moments for sure!

What's been your highlights?

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