2019: The Year that Was

January

1 Hobart International — Taking in the tennis: the Hobart International women’s tournament

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Camping at River’s Edge, Lonnavale, amid smoke from a nearby bush fire

February

2 Starting school — Budding scholars

March

Launceston — Stonesthrow Launceston (a visit from Nic)

Shiver me timbers — Shiver me timbers: Eliza and Winter

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Rearranging rocks at a local rivulet

April

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Calm before the storm: the lads watch a movie at Angus’s sleep-over party

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — A cake in four parts

4 Easter at Tin Can Bay — Holidaying at Tin Can Bay

4 In the workshop — In the workshop

May

5 Quick on the draw — Quick on the draw

June

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Walking the Sculpture Trail at the Birchs Bay Art Farm

July

7 Eliza's birthday 2 — Eliza’s birthday celebration: a party at the Cat Cafe

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — A worthy cake

August

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Book Week Parade: Archie Greene and Junie B. Jones

8 Andrea's birthday — Andrea’s birthday: a walk at Echo Sugarloaf

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Visiting Auntie Pat

September

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Cheese!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Freeze! (Bathing at Binalong Bay)

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — The Platypus Walk at Hamilton

October

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Eliza and her class at school assembly

November

December

12 Dogboy — Roy Boy

Super 10s — Super 10s tennis

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Creative play

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Angus’s final school assembly (his friend, Felix, struts his stuff)

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Eliza’s final year assembly: a rendition of ‘Dashing to John Tubbs’ (to the playground)

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Christmas grins

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Posing with the Christmas pav

‘Yes, yes,’ said the therapist, briskly. ‘It’s an open-and-shut case. You’ve lost your identity and the new you doesn’t need teeth.’

She cast an eye over the wolf’s lithe figure.

‘Just out of curiosity, what do you eat?’

‘Shakes, mostly,’ said the wolf. ‘It’s a complete diet, only minus the children.’

‘Might be worth a try,’ murmured the therapist. ‘My sister’s getting married next month, you know, and I’d like to be looking my best.’

‘You go grrrl,’ said the wolf, giving her knee a squeeze.

From A Tale With Teeth (Part 1): Putting the Bite Back into Fairy Stories (November 9, 2014)

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