WEEKDAY AFTERNOONS

Our home was still and dozing in the afternoon sun until the keys shake open the front doors. His bag is thumped onto the floor, he peels off his school shoes and socks and leaves them trickling at his bedroom door, homework is slammed onto the dining table and his lunchbox slapped onto the kitchen bench. He curls himself up into the elbow of our lounge and brings Rocco up close so that he can watch him play on the ipad. Through the afternoon sunbeams I watch the speckles of dust and fluff float up and then settle around him as he comfy's himself back into the peaceful disposition of home.

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WE RAN AWAY INSTEAD

 

No thank you. 

Not this morning. 

I stared at the bench heavied down with a cue of dirty dishes waiting to be cleaned. We packed our bags and ran away instead. We planted ourselves at a nice and airy café where we enjoyed a long breakfast and negotiated colouring pencils. After our plates were cleared, we walked down to the lake and picked at the exposed tree roots with sticks. We kicked the footy and as people appeared with their packed lunches and fold up chairs, we decided to keep on walking down to the park. We played for a long time and Pat made a friend. When the sun started to sink from the centre of the sky we readied ourselves for the walk back to the car. We were in no rush. That’s when we discovered a tree house. Pat slowly climbed his way up and sat at the top. Although I was in no hurry to leave, I called for him to come down from the tree house. We arrived home and there on the bench were the dishes which were waiting patiently. 

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LONG BRUNCH

Today I met up with a beautiful friend. I love how she always greets me with a kiss to kiss on each cheek. We had not seen each other for some months and our morning was filled with lots of excited catching up. Over coffee, eggs and banana bread we fed each other’s future plans and dreams with lots of encouragement and support. Tucked up in the corner table at a cosy little cafe we poured over some beautiful magazines, peeling over the pages while my daughter slept snugged up in the crook of my left arm.

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