“A portrait of my youngest child, once a week, every week, in 2017.” Percy: we’re on the other side of weaning and revelling in settled sleep. I’m so relieved!
I didn’t plan to breastfeed Percy for as long as I have but here we are. I knew that weaning him wasn’t going to be as straight forward as it was with Che and Poet. Percy’s [...]
I’ve been keeping this delightful secret close for a few months now. On our final three days in Bali, three different Balinese women gestured to my belly and asked me about my baby. I [...]
“A portrait of my youngest child, once a week, every week, in 2017.” Percy: he’s literally mourning the fact that he’s been weaned, hence his mood (and his face) has been [...]
I’ve been working as a freelance writer and photographer for over ten years now and I’ve never been without work. For the past six years I’ve been lucky enough to have regular [...]
“A portrait of my youngest child, once a week, every week, in 2016.” Percy: cranky and irritable because it’s time to say goodbye to milky* and he’s not on board. Tough [...]
I’ve always been a bit superstitious, so much so that I don’t ever condone new shoes on tables or open umbrellas inside. On the flipside, I believe that the universe gives us what we [...]
Well that went quick! We started the year on the beach, watching the sun rise over the ocean. And then I decided that instead of making grand plans for life-changing resolutions, I’d just [...]
My Nana was the best baker I’ve ever known. Her shortbread is the best you’ll ever eat. Thankfully my mum has a folder of her hand-written recipes that must be fifty years old – [...]
If your instagram feed is anything like mine, it is brimming with eucalyptus wreaths, quirky advent calendars, an abundance of Christmas crafts and elves on the shelves who get up to all sorts of [...]
We’re nearing the pointy end of the Christmas shopping calendar. If you’ve still got a list and haven’t yet checked it twice, I’ve got a few inspired ideas up my sleeve. [...]
Despite the weariness, there is a lot to be happy about at this time of year. And sometimes it’s best to ruffle through the exhaustion and focus on the happy things…like the [...]