I said I wasn’t going to do a ‘party’ every year but by the time August came round I had organised an afternoon tea to celebrate Ché and his love of stars. Quite frankly, I [...]
we love you all the way to the stars,as far as luna…beyond and all the way back.you make our world wonderful.happy birthday che che.you beautiful spring baby.
Me, almost two, camping under a grey English sky This morning i bundled che in the stroller (wella) and we walked along our street to the old farmhouse at the end. and there, under blue spring [...]
And family. we like to sit just in front of this red wall. and sip coffee and read books. the three of us. ché is stealing his dada’s style. straw fedora ‘n all. both my boys are [...]
Amongst the freesias. almost one. almost two. he’s a spring baby. i’m in the space i’d like to call ‘before birthday’ i did it last year as well. i think i’ll [...]
Today i looked through the camera lens. and i saw something i’d never seen before. a little boy. i didn’t see a baby. and i’m still getting used to it. he’s all growned [...]
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now. probably as long as i’ve been thinking about changing the way i shop. because we have a pretty big shopping centre close to home, [...]
I have been thinking about weaning ché for a while now. but as has been my experience of mothering i’ve always taken a long while to move onto the next stage. in retrospect each and every [...]
My parents still live in the house i grew up in. the garden is brimming with vegies. it’s a little higgledy-piggeldy, a bit country-cottage, it’s very recycled…in the best [...]
Became naked swimming session in the rock pool (us mamas stayed clothed and dry). sunny and bright i chased my giggling toddler around and around as he threw pebbles into the sea. a fast and [...]
it’s the middle of winter and yet this morning, as ché ché and i dawdled along the beach, the sun was bright, the air was warm and the ocean a little like a bath. tepid, perhaps. seaweed [...]