Sixteen perches, brick and tile, pebbled drive.
Plucking weeds out of the backyard.
Swinging on the hoist.
Leaping off the slide, with plastic bats for wings.
Hitting balls against the back wall.
‘Don’t play near the pampas grass!’
Sleeping on the veranda in summer.
Milky green walls and timber floors.
Laminate benchtops and an extendable dining table.
‘No talking at the table!’
‘No TV at dinner time!’
No carpet so the food doesn’t get ground in.
A gap in the stairs, peeking into the garage.
The downstairs finally built in.
More space upstairs.
‘Stop thumping around up there!’
An old door as a play table.
Rising damp on the brick walls.
Green carpet squares, mouldy and wet.
Laundry strung up from beam to beam.
Playing under the sprinkler.
Toy boats in the gutter.
Grey Besser block pavers and more weeds.
Three of us like cats & dogs!
‘Go to your room and don’t ask to come out!’
Bugs Bunny, Bewitched, Get Smart, Love Boat.
Copyright, Bryan R Ward 2010
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