I wasn’t nearly as emotional as last year, but as I drove him to Montessori I did start thinking about next year. Next year he’ll wear a uniform, meet new friends, have a new teacher, [...]
So it turns out that Che isn’t one of those children that has a fear of medical appointments. Last year when we took him to the dentist, he was pretty excited. Earlier this week, when we [...]
I fondly remember eating cheese and vegemite sandwiches at school. It must be the Australian school lunch staple! I often send the same sandwich with Che to Montessori (on rye and accompanied by [...]
“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2012.” Summer inspired snap-shots to capture the essence of the season. Che: “Watermelon, watermelon, I love you love [...]
Kathryn titled Poet’s quilt “Grey Teal” after the bird and the prominent colour combination. She sent it to us just before Christmas, wrapped in brown paper and tied with [...]
Things I love about Sapling: birds on a branch – always a gorgeous motif green owls perfect for lovers of whimsy soft organic cotton organic vegetable dyes affordable! designed in Australia [...]
We count ourselves pretty lucky to live up the hill from this little spot. We aren’t all-day beach-goers (my fair skin isn’t particularly suited to this summer sun) but we like to go [...]
Georgia inspired me to take a photo every day this year. That’s 366 photos (more, actually, because one photo is never enough). I”ll blog a portrait of the children once a week, hence [...]
We are still infused with the holiday pace. Lazy mornings, long breakfasts, gentle walks, afternoon naps, long reading sessions, copious amounts of tea. It’s a pace that requires little [...]
We were deep in the country when the clock struck twelve. It was our first time at the river house and we revelled in the vast landscape and the big, clear, open sky. After the [...]
I remember so vividly how, as a child, time passed so painfully slow in the lead-up to Christmas. There just wasn’t a task exciting enough to make the countdown go any quicker. Che got so [...]
A few days ago we made our annual trip to the Christmas tree farm. Our wet winter hadn’t done wonders for the trees but when we phoned to see if there were any good ones left the owner [...]
