SPIDER BITE BLUES

Dear Alice, Last Monday I received my first ever spider bite, and boy was it painful. Don’t worry that’s not it pictured right! I was moving rolls of old carpet in the storeroom behind the garage and… yes, yes, I know, I should have known better. But hey, I grew up in a country (England) where nothing from the insect world penetrates human skin, let alone injects nasty poisonous toxins. Little did...

FOOTBALL CRAZY

Last Sunday morning, at the slightly irritating time of 7.30am, Tristan began his football season again. Playing the winners of last year’s grand final, Tris scored a great goal and his team went on to win 5-1. I love watching him play, I hope he never stops. His drumming is progressing well too, and he now taps out endless rhythms on anything. Given that this is driving us nuts, I can hardly wait for the real...

DRIVING IN MY CAR

SO WHAT CAR IS ALICE? This week a quiz for you! I asked everyone here (independently) two questions about which hypothetical car they felt, might best reflect your desire and personality now, and how that may have changed in ten years time. It assumes you would have a choice. QUESTION 1 If Alice could choose the car that best reflects her current style and level of affordability, what would that be? Dad: “Easy. A...

A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD

Dear Alice, Elliott had a great time at Chaldercot Conference Centre this week. His script, which was further refined on the camp, is now to be entered in both the NSW Young Dramatists – Page to Stage competition, and also the Sydney Theatre Company’s Young Playwright Award. He was pretty horrid for a couple of days afterwards, until the tiredness began to recede… but he’s now back to his normal...