"Hopefully! I get to write a lot for this class I am doing this semester - Editing Foundation. I have missed being here. How are you going (assume there was a question mark there - it doesn't work on this keyboard!) x"
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TooraLee left a comment for Scarlett Rose"Now that your exams are over are you going to get back onto 6S?"
TooraLee commented on Brian Michael Barbeito's blog post Heraklitos and the Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream"I haven't been on 6S for ages so thought I'd log in and this is my first read. It's great! At first I was attracted by the title beacuse I love mint choc-chip ice cream, then I read about Mary's first day of teaching and thought,…"
blossom girl left a comment for TooraLee"yer its going ok.. it needs work but it should be ready in time.."
TooraLee commented on Jenny's blog post Tokyo Summer - Cicada Heat"Wow, this is amazing! I love the sounds and, as an Australian, I am so very used to cidasas. But here, you paint them as so other worldly. Very enjoyable. And lovely to read about Japan - I'd love to go there!"
TooraLee left a comment for blossom girl"Hi Blossom Girl! How's the writing going? Hope you're enjoying all the rain. Much better listening to it from the comfort of home than from school, huh? :)"
TooraLee commented on mal's blog post The Last Straw."I really like this, Mal, and thought how true it is "that it is so much better not to be in a relationship at all , than to be in a fake one , full of mistrust , and lacking in any real love or respect." Very true. I also liked your focus…"
TooraLee commented on Sissy Anderson's blog post Working for Love"I found your last paragraph very thought provoking. It resonated with me and I realise that it's not beause of other's expectations but because of my own. Very good writing."
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- To me, reading and writing are treats to indulge in when time allows. I'm married to an amazing man and mum to two gorgeous girls. I teach English, cook, do craft, and run around from activity to activity. My favourite book is the Bible - full of fascinating information, shocking stories, beautiful love stories, poetry, letters, songs, comfort and hope. 6S is fantastic.
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I Waited
Posted on September 6, 2009 at 9:13pm 5 Comments 0 Favorites
He pushed through the doors of the train and ran along the platform, up the escalator, to find her, to kiss her, to tell her that he would never hurt her again.
Crowds passed by in blurred motion as he pressed forward towards their meeting place, Jimmy’s flower stand. But she was not there. He spun round and searched anxiously through the moving groups of anonymous faces when Jimmy called out, “Hey mate, are you Richard? Some woman left you this note.” He looked down in the dim light… Continue
Crowds passed by in blurred motion as he pressed forward towards their meeting place, Jimmy’s flower stand. But she was not there. He spun round and searched anxiously through the moving groups of anonymous faces when Jimmy called out, “Hey mate, are you Richard? Some woman left you this note.” He looked down in the dim light… Continue
Stories etched upon my face
Posted on September 6, 2009 at 5:35am 7 Comments 0 Favorites
I brush my hair with the large round bristle brush until it leaps out with static. I try to tame the cowlicks above my forehead but they spring back round, defiant. I look into the bathroom mirror at the hair, the sunspots, the wrinkles, and notice how I’m aging. I feel tired, aware that my body tells all my stories like a schoolgirl who can’t contain secrets. And at that moment I realize that I’m no longer a girl but a mature woman, whose face is etched by the lessons of life. And I discover… Continue
Flowers from the Jetty
Posted on April 2, 2009 at 9:17am 5 Comments 0 Favorites
It’s been a year since he died. And while you plan a ceremony where we all throw flowers into the water from the jetty, all I can do is lie awake at night remembering how empty his last days were; how distended his stomach, how pale his face, how gaunt his cheeks, how bony his hands. But you remember him differently; a young man with wild dark eyes who held your hand as you walked along the beach and sat with you on the jetty as the sun set low in the sky. Now, when I see tears of love for him… Continue
Fighting Sleep
Posted on April 2, 2009 at 9:12am 2 Comments 0 Favorites
Fighting sleep is an art she has perfected. First it’s the toilet. Then she’s hungry. Then she wants her favourite dolly (and the teddy that’s still in the car). Forty minutes later she cries she’s dropped her dummy and I discover she has an assortment of things in bed with her including her new shoes placed neatly next to her pillow and a snoring toy puppy next to her head. What next!
The ill-timed reunion
Posted on January 24, 2009 at 4:30pm 12 Comments 0 Favorites
Clea checked the house number and slowly pulled into the curb, parking her car outside her father’s house. There it loomed, an intimidating structure of brick and glass and winding steps leading up to the front door. She slid off the seat and eased herself out, locking the car then throwing the keys in her handbag. She observed the carefree way in which she threw the keys into her bag and made a mental note of how different it was to the way she felt – panicky and tight in the chest. She… Continue
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- At 7:58pm on March 15, 2011,
Scarlett Rose said… - Hopefully! I get to write a lot for this class I am doing this semester - Editing Foundation. I have missed being here. How are you going (assume there was a question mark there - it doesn't work on this keyboard!) x
- At 12:19am on August 3, 2010, blossom girl said…
- yer its going ok.. it needs work but it should be ready in time..
- At 6:22am on November 25, 2009, Scarlett Rose said…
- Facebook addict much?
:)
Hey, I have a query for you ... Can you please recommend a book for me to read? I have been reading so much lately, it's delightful :) I've also been reading my bible lots and lots and lots. So can you ALSO please recommend a book from the bible for me to read? I have read James, Romans, Philippians, Colossians ... :)
Byeee.
- At 2:47pm on October 31, 2009,
Absolutely*Kate said…
Tricks to your Treats and scaring up all the haunts you taunt. ~ Absolutely Spooky*Kate
- At 6:57am on October 28, 2009, Scarlett Rose said…
- Thanks for the gift! I don't understand it all really either ... Anyway!
Exams ... Ancient was bad, but I dropped it so I don't care. I justttt passed Earth which is rather exciting for me! English was good but I am not quite sure of the percentage. I stuffed up my Lear essay though - I knew it was my worst. PDHPE and Society aren't returned yet, 8/10 for my drama monologue and ... 15/25 for my Extension Essay and 19/25 for my creative writing. Which is fine considering I made the essay up on the spot ... And the creative writing was the same as I used for Advanced.
I'm a bit sick at the moment :( Had a blocked ear and have to go back to the doctor's again tomorrow. She gave me three days off school, but I should be there Friday ... what with Crossroads and all :)
How are you? Are you glad to return to school again?
X
- At 12:38am on September 26, 2009, Scarlett Rose said…
- Great! What a reassurance that was!
Thank you so much -- yes, I did read the comment, you're too kind. I'm enjoying writing more than ever lately.
You have a lovely weekend also -- and I'll try not to get blown away! The weather is so wild lately!
- At 12:27am on September 26, 2009, Scarlett Rose said…
- Emily Double :)
I'm so glad that Hannah's speech went well -- I just thought of something happy to tell you ... You know how I don't do English Speeches/Drama Monologues in front of the class? I did my Drama Monologue for the exam in front of the class ... Scary, but I was ... proud. I shouldn't be too proud, but I had this giant realisation that even when it feels like I'm not in control, God has it all sorted :)
Enjoy all that marking! Creative writing would be the best one to mark I think :) I'm worried about you reading my story!!
- At 9:10pm on September 25, 2009, Scarlett Rose said…
- We went out to dinner at Mamma's in Sydney. We watched this play called 'An Intent to Murder' for our Crime Fiction Study next term. And the other people who do Extension are Carole, Catherine, Lana, Mel, Emily, Dom and Jedda. We also badgered Mr Rebel until we found out his middle name - we have been trying to find out for ages!
How did Hannah go?
Enjoy your weekend :)
- At 7:04am on September 24, 2009, Scarlett Rose said…
- Hey TooraLee,
How are you? I had a panic attack today with the Earth and Enviro Exam ... And I had to leave because I was freaking myself out and I threw up. That's how much exams get to me.
On the upside, we have an Extension English excursion tomorrow afternoon to Sydney. We're driving up in Rebel's car and plan on singing songs the whole way there. It shall be grand. x
- At 4:26am on September 22, 2009, Scarlett Rose said…
- Aww! Shiuan is the greatest :)
Thanks for your encouragement - I need to do a lot of praying in regards to next year I think and keep remembering that amazing verse - "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" (phil. 4:13)
:)
Anyway, I just thought you deserved an explanation!
How awesome was the rain this afternoon? It was so perfect :)
Have you started marking our creative writing yet? I am glad that you got them, better than Mr Rebel :) He's too scary -- haha ...
Anyway, not many plans for the holidays. Just getting my act together before year 12 (and it's my birthday in two weeks exactly!)
Are you guys getting up to anything?
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