I have always loved writing and over the past four years I’ve thoroughly enjoyed sharing aspects of ¼«Æ··´²îæ» life with you each week. I must confess, though, that I haven’t looked forward to writing this last post. Goodbyes don’t come easily to me and I’m not good at leaving. Initially I wondered whether my mum and sister were the only people who read my weekly scribbles, ...

In the penultimate week of Term 3, the sunshine returned, some of us took our dogs out to hunt for orchids and at ¼«Æ··´²îæ», we took time to enjoy a Rosh Hashanah seder with the children in Year 4 and their families. White tablecloths and beautiful table settings added to the occasion; we enjoyed fresh, round challot and juicy apples to dip in honey. I was proud that I rec ...

We may be nearing the end of Term 3, but there is no end in sight to the opportunities for Carmel students. The ‘write a book in a day’ event involved primary and secondary students and culminated in four books that I read with great pleasure over the weekend, coinciding with the sunshine which finally returned to Perth and the belief that spring might actually arrive at some p ...