“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: these steps lead to a side door that goes into our bedroom. I’ll often find her here talking, [...]
/ oh this baby. He really is so very happy. Sweet tee sent across the seas from the bee and the fox. / the prettiest of blues in the Montessori community garden / that is not the shoe [...]
This is one of those recipes that my nana knew off by heart but had the decency to jot down on a piece of paper. The recipe ended up with my mum who makes these bite-sized morsels for every [...]
We planned relatively big age gaps knowing that at some stage we would be dealing with three very different stages of childhood at the same time. It’s one of those situations that you [...]
If you have a child starting preschool or school in the new year you may want to consider gifting a few practical items for Christmas. A lunch box and personalised stickers may seem like every [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: early morning eggs and soldiers accompanied by contented, slightly sleepy, sighs – ISO500, f2.5, [...]
/ sometimes weeds really do make the prettiest bouquets / flowering chives, overgrown edges and a veggie garden that is overwhelmed with onion weed (what a nuisance that is!) / edible florals in [...]
We went down to the water in the early evening and while the big kids swam I sat Percy down and watched his toes curl and fists clench. He ate a fair bit of sand, his face grimacing with the [...]
I’ve always chosen to buy quality over quantity when it comes to toys. In my opinion, children are more likely to play when presented with a small collection of beautiful toys as opposed to [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: the happiest butterfly in the overgrown garden. Percy: little creases, little hands, sound asleep and [...]
/ a bouquet of Australian natives; eucalyptus, wax-flower, kangaroo paw…and the king protea (native to South Africa, not Australia) / mala beads hanging from the window lock / watermelon [...]
Take for instance my new full circle vegetable scrubbing brush* that I picked up on a whim whilst browsing the aisle of my local grocery store (the things you do when you have twenty minutes to [...]
