A simple truth: in nature you find clarity and solace and, if you wait long enough, a definite sense of calm. When home gets too stuffy and the mess is overwhelming I get in the car and go. We [...]
beautiful Australian natives; a sure sign of summer / Christmas presents that Poet adores, including a hand-stitched and hand-dyed tutu from the yvonne collection I always knew there [...]
Mid last year I decided that I needed to change the name of my blog. Che was my baby and Fidel was his teddy; but the baby grew into a long-limbed school boy and the teddy made its way to the [...]
I don’t think I’ve ever been on the cusp of a new year and had so much happening around me. Some of it has been in the pipeline for months now, a lot of it was only confirmed a few [...]
Living a less-distracted life : observe your children at this busy time and respect that Christmas is both magical and overwhelming for them. My children are usually quite difficult on Christmas [...]
I’ll give Halloween a miss but I wholeheartedly believe that Thanksgiving should have a place on the Australian calendar. A national day to pause and give thanks for our blessings? What an [...]
…and then the lotus flower opened; ephemeral beauty I am sincerely thankful for your meaningful comments on yesterday’s post. So often it feels like I’m writing to a largely [...]
the first lotus flower I’d seen in real life. I almost fell into the pond whilst taking this photo. Spending time away from this space gave me the perfect opportunity to put blogging into [...]
It’s easy to miss the details in Bali; there’s so much colour and noise that honing in on the subtle doesn’t come easily. For me, hiding behind a camera made the details [...]
There are two things that really prove the exorbitant expense of life with children: grocery shopping and car hunting. We did both yesterday and it was a definite reality check (it also cemented [...]
Last weekend I discovered a local horticulturalist who propagates the most beautiful succulents. I brought a basket-load home with me and planted them into little terracotta pots that now [...]
A traditional 1930s Balinese compound; home to one family, three generations. It was a privilege to walk inside the stone walls and observe everyday life there, an experience I won’t forget [...]
