by Greta Dench | Oct 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
“BABIES” Written in honour & love for baby Mae, the little girl in this picture, now in heavenly places yet always in her mum & dad’s hearts. Jas and Tris, thank you for sharing your intimate moment of pure love & grief with us. ...
by Greta Dench | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Well here we are. As I write this we are in the beginnings of Melbourne Lockdown 2.0. Stage 4 restrictions have just been enforced. I still remember how I felt back in the beginning of March, chatting with other parents in the carpark about this mystery virus. ...
by Greta Dench | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wow, just wow. What a time in history we have all found ourselves in. I think we are all half expecting to wake up from this dream, laugh about it, then go on our merry way….. business as usual. I liken this time to those old Road Runner cartoons, where the...
by Greta Dench | Feb 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Elsie is 1 today. No big deal really. I actually didn’t get around to buying her a present and she had a ‘store bought’ cupcake for her Birthday Cake, but she was showered in love, singsongs and attention by her 9 adoring fans. Despite my lack of...
by Greta Dench | Jul 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
I have to say the last few months have been significant & beautiful. I have been falling in love with my Benji. Seventh child, sixth boy……. our big brown-eyed Benji. I am not talking about loving him, I am talking about falling in love with...
by Greta Dench | May 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
I think at the core of every human being is the desire, the need, to be seen. Not to necessarily be praised or worshipped (although some do!!) but just to be seen and acknowledged. Even the extreme introverts need acknowledgement in some way, to have...
by Greta Dench | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
I am now nearly 40 weeks pregnant and 8th time around it still feels the same…… like I am lining up for the race of my life. In school, I was a passionate middle distant runner, particularly the 400 metres. That gruelling race is ingrained in my psyche....
by Greta Dench | Jan 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
’My Purple Feet’ This post is something I have been thinking about for some time. The busy season has kept me from expressing it in written word. It is born out of the frustration with my own body of late. A month or so back, I was tearily overwhelmed with the fact...
by Greta Dench | Nov 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
The M word. Marriage….. til death do us part. According to your experience and exposure, you may cringe at the word, or be excited by it. I actually think it is the most wonderful concept. And yes, it may be because I have had a positive experience but I am...
by Greta Dench | Sep 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
So this is for the mums (and dads) who feel like me in this photo…… captured by one of my tribe when I was having “a moment”. This is for those who are feeling the heavy burden today. For the ones who are finding parenting nothing like they expected it to...