Practice Wisdom: Families

Thongs are not the correct attire for the Australian bush - even on your own property. The bull ant bite was to be expected, but the great swollen foot it produced, was not. All our children (including partners) were at home for the first time in eighteen months; the wanderers having returned from working in Africa. My children can be very nurturing if you catch them at the right time, and this was one of those. 'Sit down Mum. Let me get you a footstool. It needs a couple of cushions. Here take this antihistamine; anti-inflammatory! Let me shift that ice pack. Has it warmed up too much? I'll put it back in the freezer and get the other one.' I felt very special. Unfortunately, Ross and I had a seventieth birthday party to attend. The first! No way to stay seated.