15/52

“A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.” Poet: edging closer to three (and she has the attitude and tantrums to prove it).  Perhaps it’s because [...]

slow blogging

the table with its odd assortment of books, old photos, little hands, salad, petals, shells, colour pencils and owl torch / bread just out of the woodfire oven   Did you know that there’s a [...]

14/52

“A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.” Poet: a few times a week she falls asleep in the car and I carefully carry her inside; her head tucked into my neck, her [...]

indian summer

I bought a few of these light, cotton “hippy” tunics before we went to Bali last year and I’ve just discovered that they make the perfect sleepwear / a very rare but welcome day [...]

lately

How did it get to April? That I would like to know. I admit, I’ve been consciously counting down the last 11 weeks but still….April? I’ve been quiet here for the last while, [...]

13/52

“A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.” Poet: strumming a found-by-the-side-of-the-road guitar and singing her best rendition of “twinkle, twinkle” [...]

weary; it’s end of term

We are crawling towards the end of the school term, noticing a shift in the seasons and subsequently, a change in our bodies. Che is home from school today; sniffly and croaky. Nothing drastic, [...]

12/52

“A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.” Poet: She tried to pick those pink blooms but they were just beyond reach.   We walk past this fence most mornings but [...]

hello, autumn

  A snuggly package of autumn/winter layers from Nature Baby / love walking with her in the mornings Yesterday the humidity dissipated and cool, fresh air blew in. And just like that – [...]

sensing a shift

The past fews days have been beautiful; because I’ve realised that my priorities right now are so wildly different to what they were a few months ago. And with such a realisation comes a [...]