“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: my beautiful girl…she’s been painting and drawing constantly; at the table, on the floor, [...]
roses that grow along the fence…necessary pretty on dreary sick days You know you’re alive when you spend the night to-ing and fro-ing between breastfeeding the baby and tending to [...]
I really enjoyed creating a capsule collection of pregnancy essentials but I admit, finding inspiring clothes for the post-partum period has been a little trickier. It’s easy to find [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: childhood in suburbia…and a black eye as a result of chasing her big brother through a maze of [...]
I got back on the mat yesterday after a rather long hiatus. I confess that I find it quite difficult to practise at home; very un-zen of me, I know. But when I’m on the mat I look around [...]
Sorting children’s clothes is one of the most time-consuming tasks in the home. I usually do it seasonally, working up to it as it takes significant time and energy. Put simply, I’ve [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: dancing at every opportunity. Percy: I think he really suits his name The Tao of Motherhood by [...]
I realise that by the calendar we are only weeks away from winter but as far as the temperature goes, autumn has only just tickled our toes. Said tootsies are now snug in slippers; lambskin [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: I always want to remember her pigtail buns, denim dungarees and her excessive use of pink hair clips. [...]
When Fraulein Maria first met the von Trapp children, a little seed was planted in my young, impressionable mind. Remember the shrill of the whistle and the subsequent array of children that [...]
When I was younger I firmly believed that pimples were teenage concerns and that once I hit my twenties I would be blemish-free. Consider me a naive idealist. The hormonal changes synonymous with [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: a moment of stillness before she runs off to explore Percy: so sweet and smiley in his brand new [...]
