Wednesday, 6 February 2013

few words

I'm not saying much, there is no need, this is where Poe, Ilo and sometimes Lara (our little next door friend) spend some of their time, out the back of our place, a perfect little reserve for biking, ukelele playing, exploring and crystal mining.




We had a special back to school dinner at Mouza, a great indian/lebanese place up the road, it was lovely, absolutely delicious and yes, very special. I remember similar special dinners when I was growing up, the dinners were largely centered around school and birthdays and we always had such a reverence for them, from a young age right through our teenage years. They were always different from other dinners out, we got dressed up, we would have different kinds of conversations and it always felt so wonderful, so sacred and such a special thing for our family.
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  1. G6 February 2013 at 21:17

    love the picture third from the bottom. we had a similar dinners out tradition growing up. We celebrate so much around food .. x

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    1. jay9 February 2013 at 18:03

      yes food is intrinsically linked to so much, our emotions, senses, tradition, love, celebration and more. xx

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  2. Judith6 February 2013 at 21:55

    Such a beautiful family tradition to hold on to. Jay, your photographs express beautifully the joy and freedom of childhood. xx

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    1. jay9 February 2013 at 18:04

      thanks Judith, yes i also like that there is a marked difference between celebration feasts and other times when we dine out together.

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  3. Nikki Fisher7 February 2013 at 22:02

    that is a lovely tradition, it is one I have been thinking about starting with our boys too. Pete and my wedding anniversary is coming up in a couple of weeks and we will get to spend time for ourselves soon, but the actual anniversary is on a tuesday so I thought that would be a good night to share a special dinner with our two favorite little people who of course remind us daily that at age 3 and 6 they are "big boys now" ;) x

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    1. jay9 February 2013 at 18:05

      that sounds lovely and to be sharing the joy that is the love between you and Pete is perfect. Where do you think you will go?xxx Can't wait to hear about it.

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  4. Unknown8 February 2013 at 11:07

    and the trees is awesome love lily

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    1. jay9 February 2013 at 18:06

      Thanks Lily, we also think that you are totally awesome. Mwah

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  5. Imogen Eve2 April 2013 at 19:44

    I always loved those special dinners – I remember the very first one, I was 10 and we were moving house. They always revolved around change, school, an achievement, travel (if someone was going away on a trip) or occasionally birthdays (although we mainly had birthday dinners at home).

    I must remember to carry on that tradition, thank you for the reminder.

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    1. jay3 April 2013 at 19:52

      hello lovely, so great that you remembered that very first special dinner, it must have been wonderful. Yes, they do revolve around change don't they, never thought of that. xxx

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