September 2012 Spring Cleaning The TinyTrainHouse by Lori Dwyer on September 28, 2012 · 12 comments I am one of those truly odd people who take great pleasure in cleaning my house. It’s right up there with doing laundry in terms of smug satisfaction– while there is no smug satisfaction that competes with bringing in […]

Tweet What’s A God? by Lori Dwyer on February 11, 2013 · 7 comments The discussions I have with my son amaze me. I wonder– was I ever this serious, this inquisitive? I doubt it. Or if I were, then I don’t remember it. Or maybe I was, and my parents were never as determined […]

Tweet UnBirthdays by Lori Dwyer on November 5, 2012 · 9 comments I don’t think I’ll ever be OK with birthdays again. My own comes, and goes. Another day, following its usual beat. I am thirty one years old, suddenly, quietly, with little fanfare or celebration. That’s OK. I like it that way. Birthdays scare […]

tinytraintown The Sticks. by Lori Dwyer on April 29, 2013 · 8 comments I find myself occasionally feeling as though I have to defend my decision to live contentedly here in TinyTrainTown– in the sticks. Semi–rural. Bush. ‘All the way out here’. Each and every courier, tradesman or journo who’s ever come to the TinyTrainHouse […]

Tweet Teens by Lori Dwyer on February 19, 2013 · 3 comments I have had two teenage girls staying with me for most of the last week. Long story, short… everyone needs a safe place. Especially if they’re only just eighteen and come from a somewhat dysfunctional place, through no fault of their own. They’re both gorgeous […]

Search: label/Paradise The Coolest Toy I’ve Ever Seen. by Lori Dwyer on December 17, 2012 · 7 comments As we’ve discussed many times before, my kids have a thing for trains. Steam trains, in particular. I consider it some kind of karmic punishment. I hated Thomas as a kid, probably only because my younger brother […]

Tweet Spring Cleaning The TinyTrainHouse by Lori Dwyer on September 28, 2012 · 12 comments I am one of those truly odd people who take great pleasure in cleaning my house. It’s right up there with doing laundry in terms of smug satisfaction– while there is no smug satisfaction that competes with bringing in a […]

Tweet Spring by Lori Dwyer on August 21, 2012 · 12 comments Things shift and change again. Maybe this time it will be a blessing. We have been in the TinyTrainHouse almost a year. My daughter turns three next month. My baby boy, my son… he starts school next year. I will be thirty one […]

Tweet Spring by Lori Dwyer on August 21, 2012 · 12 comments Things shift and change again. Maybe this time it will be a blessing. We have been in the TinyTrainHouse almost a year. My daughter turns three next month. My baby boy, my son… he starts school next year. I will be thirty one […]

April 2013 Seamless. by Lori Dwyer on April 30, 2013 · 46 comments This post  comfortably bought to you by the brand new Berlei Dig Free Tights The unexpected consequence of feeling relatively happy and contented of late is that I’ve put on about 10 kilos in a matter of weeks. It’s not that putting on […]

Tweet The ‘Other’ Cat by Lori Dwyer on November 12, 2012 · 12 comments “Two cats? Did you end up finding Mr Tree or have I missed a post somewhere? Shannon” *ahem* Erm. Well– funny you should ask that, Sharon…. I’ve been meaning to address that for a while now. Sadly (or maybe not so […]

pets The Thing With Cats, Part Two. by Lori Dwyer on January 23, 2013 · 2 comments Someone commented on Twitter a few days ago that, just perhaps, TinyTrainTown is very bad juju for cats. The TinyTrainHouse, in particular. I’m thinking they may have a point. I guess the easiest way to break this is […]