Aha Erlebnis (a sudden discovery)

 

Somehow being in a new creche and running around without a diaper at home made Mira realise that she can control her bowels and run to the potty for a pee or a poo. A trivial fact perhaps, however a great mental step forward and really handy for the parents :)

climate is out of joint?

It is only February and last week we went from the warmest day ever in Feb (19 degrees imagine) to bone chilling cold and foggy weather. It feels wrong, but what can we do?

Saying sorry the (proper) Australian way

This is from the BBC news website:

The Australian government has made a formal apology for the past wrongs caused by successive governments on the indigenous Aboriginal population. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised in parliament to all Aborigines for laws and policies that "inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss". He singled out the "Stolen Generations" of thousands of children forcibly removed from their families. The apology, beamed live around the country on TV, was met with cheers.

Here is the complete text of his speech, very long, but definitely worth a read. There's now talk of this being merely symbolic and doubts whether any compensation would follow. BUT, its something, possibly a beginning...

I'm proud to be an Australian today!