Just this week Percy started commando crawling, he waved goodbye to Daniel and when I asked him for a kiss he pulled my face towards his and sucked my nose. Baby’s getting big. I was [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: dandelion picking, tiara + cloche wearing dancing girl – ISO125, f2.8, 1/800. Percy: wearing the [...]
/ sometimes the embellishment on a present makes its way from basket to dollhouse to bed and back ’round again. / beautiful nature on the shoreline. / siblings in the sand (and tickled [...]
When I opened this space to sponsorship in mid-2012, Dragonfly Toys was one of my very first sponsors and they’ve been a mainstay on my sidebar ever since. The well-established business is [...]
This year December is looking frightfully busy: drama rehearsals and performances, ballet recitals and concerts (three!), end-of-year assemblies, a big editorial deadline and the general malarky [...]
When your child becomes your teacher don’t expect the lesson to be an easy one. We were halfway through the spring school holidays when I decided it was probably best to clean the table [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: so much growing up lately. I remember the giant leaps Che took between 4 and 5…so many changes. [...]
This blog is nearing its eighth birthday and as I plan a refresh and think about where this space is headed I’ve been taking a trip through the archives. My series on scenes is one [...]
The swimming season has officially begun – this past weekend was hot enough to dive right in. It’s cooled off now but for four days in a row we launched straight into iceblocks and [...]
Percy wears the Vinoo shirt + Yeye Shorts Call me pedantic but I can’t condone bare baby shoulders during the day in height of summer; the bite of the Aussie sun is far too harsh. My ideals [...]
I may be adept at simplifying my home life but when it comes to my virtual life…well, it’s a shambles. Copious photo taking and a disorderly editing process has forced me into quite a [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: the messiest of braids, the brightest of eyes. Percy: first dip in the ocean and despite his look of [...]
