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Home » FindingJerry

Tag: FindingJerry

cluster of biting ants on a table

Subay

by Melinda J. Irvine5 July 201917 July 2019Leave a comment

Subay. It's the Hiligaynon word for ants. Actually it's the Hiligaynon word for one ant -- if you have more than one ant, or a group of ants -- it's mga subay. Mga Subay. In our apartment Jerry calls me…

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Family, Finding Jerry Ants, FindingJerry

Frogs’ Legs

by Melinda J. Irvine26 June 201926 June 2019Leave a comment

It rained and rained in the middle of the night and Jerry woke up to the shrieking sounds of frogs below his bedroom window. He eagerly grabbed the military grade binoculars given to us last year when our friends Kevin…

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Children, Finding Jerry, Nature FindingJerry, Frogs, Wet Season

Getting all the kids back to school 2019

by Melinda J. Irvine8 June 20195 July 2019Leave a comment

Each year (with the help of friends and family), I use the money I earn as a freelance writer to support about 20 Filipino kids in their schooling. Throughout the year family and friends (and even a few people I've…

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Children, Finding Jerry, Giving Back FindingJerry, giving

Green and Red

by Melinda J. Irvine4 June 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

Everything is green and red TODAY. Jerry picked up a red flower today and asked me to photograph him with his favourite colour. I love living in Jerry’s magical world of flowers and butterflies.

Children FindingJerry, Flowers, Red

Holy Week Processions

by Melinda J. Irvine20 April 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

One of the things I love best about the Philippines is their strong cultural observances, customs and traditions. You don't have to be Catholic (or even Filipino) to get swept into a Holy Week procession and become part of a…

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Culture, Finding Jerry Easter, FindingJerry, shapingyourstory

Texting Cousins

by Melinda J. Irvine3 September 2018Leave a comment

One of the coolest things since meeting Jerry and creating a life together is his enthusiasm for my family. Just recently I got him his own kiddie messaging app and he's been texting my nephew Declan (the son of my…

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Children, Culture BBQ, FindingJerry, Philippines

Back at My Desk

by Melinda J. Irvine24 April 201824 April 20182 Comments

Hello to all my lovely readers, I'm finally back blogging. After a whole month spent changing location from an out-of-the-way rural setting to an international city, Jerry and I are excited to be back into a real living routine.​​​​​​​ This…

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couple at a mass wedding

Mass Wedding

by Melinda J. Irvine20 February 201819 February 20182 Comments

On Saturday Jerry's brother got married in a mass wedding. All over the Philippines (on St Valentines Day) couples were able to get married for free in a civil ceremony administered by their local governments. So on Saturday Jerry's brother…

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jerry's mask

My Little Monster

by Melinda J. Irvine18 January 20186 Comments

How would you pin this agile little monster (with a high fever) onto a bed and made sure he rested? © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Agile I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Estancia, Iloilo (Philipppines)  

Finding Jerry FindingJerry, Kids, Parenting
jerry in his cubby

Brilliant

by Melinda J. Irvine10 January 201818 January 20182 Comments

Living, working, playing, eating and sleeping in one-room small room is not without its challenges. Sleeping is really, really difficult. So for me Jerry's latest game is just brilliant. Every night I struggle to get him in bed, and if…

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The Little Journal

by Melinda J. Irvine3 November 20173 November 2017Leave a comment

Whenever I'm in the National Bookstore (or any bookstore for that matter), I always seem to gravitate to the journals. Notebooks fill up very quickly in my house and I never, ever go anywhere without a journal in my bag.…

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Family, Finding Jerry, The Writing Life DailyPrompt, FindingJerry, Journaling
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Jerry’s Ballet Class

by Melinda J. Irvine30 October 201730 October 20176 Comments

One morning I was sitting at my desk working until I heard some familiar classical music emanating from where Jerry was watching Netflix on the tablet. I turned around in surprise and asked him what cartoon he was watching. "Oh…

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Little Family of Strays

by Melinda J. Irvine1 July 201723 February 201821 Comments

Yesterday on our afternoon walk, I swore I heard some lost kittens calling each other. To be honest it's actually hard not to find or hear lost kittens on afternoon walks, there are so many street dogs and cats roaming…

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Jerry reaching for fruit on the tree

Endless Energy

by Melinda J. Irvine22 June 201722 June 20171 Comment

Jerry my little loop-de-loop from sun to gone, it sleeps but it never stops © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Loop I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Finding Jerry, Free Verse, Poetry DailyPrompt, FindingJerry, Poetry, Postaday
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Lunchtime Treat

by Melinda J. Irvine15 June 201715 June 20173 Comments

lunchtime stains little white shirt spaghetti © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Uniform I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Finding Jerry, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu FindingJerry, Poetry, Senryu
experimenting with high high portraiture this little boy and his teddy bear

Dogwood Original Photo Challenge (Week 13)

by Melinda J. Irvine9 June 20179 June 20171 Comment

WEEK 13: Portrait (High Key) Expose to the right and create a light, airy high key portrait. The Dogwood Photo Challenge The Dogwood Photo Challenge is a series of weekly assignments responding to a theme or technique. Participants are encouraged to…

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Back to School

by Melinda J. Irvine6 June 20176 June 20174 Comments

More than two months of summer vacation ended yesterday as Jerry trotted off to class in his school uniform and shiny new school shoes. He was super excited. Part of the excitement is being allowed to get his own tricycle…

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Finding Jerry DailyPrompt, FindingJerry, Postaday, School
just before sunset over the newly ploughed rice paddies by Melinda J. Irvine

Surviving the Trip

by Melinda J. Irvine26 May 201726 May 20173 Comments

Whenever Jerry and I are riding the highway in a tricycle I do have the odd morbid thought about whether we will survive the trip. Tricycles are great for photographs, the scenery is so close you can literally touch it.…

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Finding Jerry DailyPrompt, FindingJerry, Postaday

Little Wizard

by Melinda J. Irvine20 May 201719 May 20171 Comment

you replay crouching behind a tricycle and surprising me with your collected "love potion" swirling leaves and flowers and petals "you will fall in love tita mel!" you shouted showering me in your wish. then once more for you. ©…

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Mickey Mouse and the Baby Chickens

by Melinda J. Irvine16 May 201723 February 20182 Comments

I've known Jerry for almost two years now and wanted to share a little of his developing empathy, compassion and self-awareness through some stories about his engagement with animals and pets. It's very encouraging. The Death of the Finches A…

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My First Mother’s Day

by Melinda J. Irvine15 May 201713 December 20175 Comments

Today I celebrated my first real Mother’s Day. I really felt like a mum. I didn’t mention anything to Jerry about Mother’s Day (actually I had completely forgotten), but this morning while I was typing a poem on the blog,…

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A Year of Growth

by Melinda J. Irvine2 May 201713 December 20172 Comments

Jerry has been on school holidays for more than a month and still has five weeks before school resumes. It’s a long time to keep a little boy entertained, especially when I am also working from our one-room shared space.…

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Finding Jerry education, FindingJerry

Perpetual Tourist

by Melinda J. Irvine30 October 201612 February 20182 Comments

How do you find a sense of belonging when living between two countries? In 2004 I travelled to New Zealand for the first time with my BFF Jac. Both of us keen SCUBA divers, Jac eagerly told me about an…

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Culture, Places DailyPrompt, FindingJerry, Identity

Written in Sand

by Melinda J. Irvine14 August 201615 February 20174 Comments

little boy writes my name in the sand (near his) then smiles my face. love you 🙂 © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Finding Jerry, Little Poems, Poetry FindingJerry, Poetry, Sand, smiles

Jerry! Diin sa iPhone?

by Melinda J. Irvine18 June 201512 February 2018Leave a comment

When a curious little boy get's your iPhone, without you realising there's suddenly more than 600 photos. Delighted at what I found here.

Finding Jerry, Little Poems, Poetry FindingJerry, Poetry, selfies

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Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, poet, and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a professional writer is used to support Jerry’s recovery — plus help the other kids from his village go to school.

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