This will hurt me...

My last snorkel (thus far) of the season. Flowerpot point, Blackmans Bay. April 2013. Another Q and A stolan from Sunday Stealing: The 5000 Question Meme, Part Five . 101. What does happiness/ joy feel like physically? A tricky one. It feels like increased activity in the brain's left prefrontal lobe, as well as a decreased amount of the hormone cortisol in the bloodstream. 102. List five things you love starting with the one you love the absolute most. A Jen, Henry and Ezra [a three way tie]. B Fresh clean air and a clear blue sky. C An expanse of open water. D Peace and quiet. E Floating. 103. How many movies have you gone to see this year? This year? One. Wreck it Ralph . 104. If you could have 3 wishes... but none of them could be for yourself, what would you wish for? 1) That Jen would get a self-replenishing magic wallet. 2) That Henry and Ezra get lifelong health and happiness. 3) Global peace, love and understanding. 105. In what ways do you relax...

Birthday girl. Peppermint Bay. January 2013. Phenomenal woman indeed! She had the pizza, I had the mussels, Henry had the fish(and chips) and Ezra had the pizza. Phenomenal Woman , Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees. I say, It's the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Men themselves have wondered What they see in me. They try so much But they can't touch My in...

Okay then, what do you reckon he wished for?

Happy birthday Ezra! The kitchen, Geilston Bay. July 2012. This Sunday we give you - the world - a chance to see this year's entry in the wonderful world of children's birthday cakes that I have made! Yes, it is the Mr Happy cake. Ez has originally nominated Mr Tickle as his subject of choice, but after numerous hours of planning and head-scratching, and finding no solution to the wiggly arms conundrum, I whether or not a Mr Happy cake might just be what he really wanted... He seems to have been convinced. Which leads me too: My Top Five Cakes! Dinosaur! (Henry's 5th) Wallace and Grommit Rocket! (Ezra's 3rd) Crocodile! (Henry's 3rd) Shark! (Henry's 4th) The Nan in the Moon! (Ezra's 3rd)

A smiling Jen and grumpy Ezra celebrate the fine weather delivered on my birthday last Monday!

Mine. ALL MINE.

Happy birthday Henry! Geilston Bay, October 2011 Can you believe it? Henry is FIVE today. FIVE! Intense preparations forbid me to dwell too long on today's Sunday Top Five : The Top Five This Will Hurt Me Blog Posts On Henry's Birthday Party-Related Events Throughout History! A short and sweet series for first birthday party... Parts EIN and ZWEI of birthday party two... Photograph , video and CAKE from party #3... Shark attack from birthday number FOUR ...You'll see number five on this list later today!

Part six of six. Latterly ... Hamming it up. Eaglehawk Neck. January 2011. A little fresh. Opossum Bay Beach, February 2011. A late summer icy pole. Seven Mile Beach, March 2011. This is it. The Cenotaph, Hobart, April 2011. Hoorah! Geilston Bay, June 2011. Happy birthday Ezra, you're a lovely lad!

Part five of six. The moody years... Should be sleeping. Home, Autumn 2010. Yes. Home, Winter 2010. Baby it's cold outside. Home, Winter 2010. Whatever ya reckon. Home, Spring 2010. Refugee. Home, Spring 2010.

Part four of six. The mellow years... Christmas! Home, December 2009. Take me to the place I love, take me all the way... Montague Bay, January 2010. Traveling in style. Don River Railway, Forth. January 2010. Hitching a lift. Fossil Bluff, Wynyard. January 2010. The artist at work. Home, Autumn 2010.

Part three of six. The theme here seems to be one of dribble ... Front yard hunk. Winter 2009. Taking some rays. The living room, Winter 2009. On the move. Geilston Bay Community Centre. Winter 2009. The curls arrive... Home, Spring 2009. Three of us. Home, Spring 2009. Yo Henry, Ezra! Home, Spring 2009.

Part two of six. A beautiful baby blossoms ... Ice cream baby! Sullivan's Cove, Summer 2009. It's all in the eyes. Geilston Bay, Autumn 2009. JAWS! Geilston Bay, Autumn 2009. Good Friday in the gardens. Royal Hobart Botanical Gardens, April 2009. Deep in thought. Home, Winter 2009.

Excuse the interruption for this special message... HAPPY THIRD BIRTHDAY EZRA ! ! ! ! Thus, we shall celebrate in the usual This is Your Life -style with a trip through the three magnificent years that Ezra has spent on planet Earth... 47 seconds after birth. RHH Birth Centre, July 2008. Day four. Home, Geilston Bay. July 2008. After dinner nap. August 2008 Brothers! Home, Geilston Bay, Spring, 2008 You handsome devil! Home, Geilston Bay. Summer 2009. This is part one of a six part series...

My beautiful little BIG angel and oldest son, Henry , turns the big FOUR today. I thought that I'd honour the little bugger with a trip down memory lane while we prepare for the birthday bash of the millennium! Happy birthday Henry, you handsome devil!