Kiara (dd2) received her ballet exam report the other day. She waited until her father and I were both home before opening it in our presence. We stood so we could all three see it simultaneously as it was pulled out of the A4 brown envelope. DISTINCTION! I turned, elated, to congratulate her but her eyes were still scanning the page. She flipped it over, found the section headed ‘Pirouettes‘ and read hungrily: "A strong relevé." The grin broke out on her face. "I've been pra

Honestly, it’s 8pm. I have been sitting staring at a blank screen for… well, since about 1:30pm. And I’ve got nothing for you. I know in my heart, in my essence, that I’m a writer. And I know deep down where important things are known that I need to be writing regularly in order to fulfil my calling and purpose. But nothing I start seems to be important enough or relevant enough to share or worth your time to read. At about 5pm I nearly quit and I went through to the room tha