I suppose a baby’s life is a series of firsts and this was his first with dirt, glorious dirt. He played joyously, grabbing a big handful from the pot and throwing it wildly over his [...]
Such a cold, crisp morning it was. But the sun was shining bright and the shadows were wonderful. Today there is definitely the smell of spring in the air. Warmth please! I’m oh so looking [...]
I started this blog to make sure traveling friends and overseas family could watch Ché grow. And then I found that while I was out walking or wandering around Woolworths I was thinking of photos [...]
This morning, on the front of The Daily Telegraph was a picture of an Aboriginal whale caller trying to soothe the orphaned whale, Colin. While reading all the updates today I felt relieved that [...]
…his cheeks. I kiss them at least 100 times a day. Scrumptious. Little hands trying to find the petals amongst the grass. The concentration required is immense. (note:: baby yogi in [...]
In some moments of some days, and sometimes for an entire day I can feel weary. Tired. The kind of tiredness that needs chocolate and coffee. Today is one of those days and unfortunately the [...]
Apparently I looked like Jemima from Play School in my dress. Che loved his vintage cord waistcoat and told me he’d like to wear it every second day until it fits him no more. I said that [...]
In realising how quickly my little one is growing up I have become a bit concerned about time. This concern was emphasised today when my cousin arrived from New Zealand. He’s 11 now and I [...]
Just over one year ago I looked like this; …and what a miracle it is that a big belly = a new baby, so precious; we danced by the water… …and when he was three-months-old he [...]
One afternoon, in the fog of early motherhood, shortly after my babymoon, we went down to the water. And Daniel caught this moment. A moment, that to me, best describes what it is like to be a [...]
A while back Che decided that he wanted to snooze in our bed, snug between us all through the night. He was unsettled in his cot and I was exhausted from getting up to him. So for a few months he [...]
