~Shabby Delights~

           I have had a very slack year where this blog is concerned but a very busy one with RL.   I have stopped posting to my fb page S...

~Melbourne.....the home of my birth family.....a family until 4 years ago I never knew existed.  This was only the third time I had spent ti...

~I have just returned from 6 wonderful days spent in Melbourne getting to know my birth family. It is a scary and somewhat overwhelming exp...

     February this year I travelled to Melbourne to meet all my birth siblings together for the very first time since finding out I was adop...

         ~Whats happening in 33 days.......life changing events.  In 33 days I will be hopping on a plane (scary) and flying to Melbourne ...

~Its New Years Eve in Oz....and I sit here refelecting on the year that has gone.            This year I have spent time learning more ...

.......I am back from Melbourne and I have finally met my sister and my brother.   We decided to meet in a pub for lunch and as always I...

Only 2 more sleeps until I fly to Melbourne although it might be for naught.  I found out today that dear Aunt Rosa passed away today.  Th...

Only 4 more sleeps until I fly to Melbourne and meet my sister and brother for the first time ever.  The butterflies have started.  Up ...

         All my life I have loved to make things, do things, change things and while the handy man skills come from my dear dad (I was al...

Well I finally spoke to my mum in person today about the adoption and she is still more concerned with who told me rather than answer my qu...

As promised....last time I wrote I had just got my adoption papers and had spoken to an Aunt.  Well this wonderful aunt relayed my message...

    Its here...Its here!!!  My file arrived this morning.  With shaky hands I read each and every detail and although there where many pag...

   I received a phone call today regarding some news on my adoption....I must admit it took me by surprise and a flood of emotions came gus...

This is not a post about pretties in pink but a journal of something I just had to write down...to make it real somehow....... A new journ...