We are self-confessed homebodies. We love being at home, pottering about, moseying from one thing to the next. Daniel and I both work from home too and we count ourselves incredibly lucky that we [...]
You all know that I’m passionate about a natural and organic way of life. Indeed, Poet has been bathed, clothed and swaddled in beautiful baby-happy organic products since she was born. One [...]
Daniel Grey! My love turned 30 today (actually, he turned 33 but he likes to say 30 so we’ll just go along with that). He woke to handmade cards and camera gear wrapped in a “che [...]
Meet Tim – the man behind the lens. This is how he works; effortlessly juggling cameras while kids play at his feet. He’s unperturbed by the fact that he’s being filmed because [...]
Tim emailed me last night with a link to the slideshow he had made. Daniel and I watched it – silent. And then I phoned Tim and burst into tears. Truly, I sobbed on the phone to him. [...]
Yep, Tim came over for pancakes and then we headed to the beach and that blue wall. He came to capture the sequel – the Poet that once was the belly. This is the preview, or, as I like to [...]
Born in the water. Oh so happy in water. And look at those eyes. Yep, they’re big and beautiful and I could gaze into them for hours. I do gaze into them for hours. Precious little Poet. 5 [...]
When I arrived home from the birth centre with Poet, I honestly thought that Che looked gigantic. I questioned whether he had had a growth spurt in the eight or so hours since I was gone. Sure my [...]
In the newborn haze where you’re sleep deprived, blissfully happy and unable to comprehend the simplest of questions, days melt into one another and before you know it another week has come [...]
Before Poet arrived I was well aware of how I wanted to spend the first few weeks of her life. It was my priority to have a ‘babymoon’ – a restful period where I could recover [...]
Five hours after she was born we came home and went to bed. Today, one week later, I’ve ventured out of the bedroom feeling rested, content and incredibly blessed. There’s been so [...]