from the city (melbourne)

Oh Melbourne; with your pockets of light, bustling cafes and narrow laneways you always leave me in awe. At the moment your streets are decorated with autumn leaves and your sky is the clearest [...]

Q & A

Last year when I discussed writing a series of posts on yoga for pregnancy and birth I had the very best of intentions. Clearly I was still in the new-muma stage, reality set in and my words [...]

18/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2012.” Che: Oh hello 4-and-a-half-year-old-Che-with-attitude! I’m sorry, but no child of mine rolls their eyes at me, [...]

the village

Mama and Popa picked Che up from school today and drove him home to their little cottage (the house I grew up in). Che requested an early supper of just-caught Australian salmon (with lemon) so [...]

17/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2012.” Che: tick, tick, tick, tick. Always thinking. Here I’m telling him why that was his last swimming lesson [...]

go gently

A few days ago a southerly blew in and with it came true autumn. All of a sudden we’re wearing woollens, taking hot water bottles to bed and preparing soups and stocks for the weeks ahead. [...]

apple town

This film so accurately captures the light and ambiance of that morning in Michelle’s kitchen. I love its lyrical quality; its sense of nostalgia.  I love that Daniel can tell a [...]