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 [...]
On a humid day mid-summer, Daniel travelled to Sydney to shoot a music video. The location was a heritage listed building opposite Central Station – occupied by a random mix of artists and [...]
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 [...]
I first met Fliss, the creative genius behind udder, a few years ago. She welcomed me into her gorgeous Queenslander with open arms, handed me a cup of just-made chai and sat me down in the [...]
“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, [...]
We’re tickled pink to be heading to Melbourne soon. Daniel spent his childhood in and around the city so he’s rather pleased to be taking us there and showing off his beloved [...]
As we travelled from the mainland to the island we slipped on extra layers to keep warm. I wore Poet in the sling; she was cosy and she was close. At the airport I wrapped my scarf around her [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]