today in the mail….

  images courtesy of toast   i received a beautiful surprise. the nairobi shopper from toast that i had been subtly pining over for months. fair trade made in kenya and one of those [...]

young love

Ché ché and liviya on the front step. He’s got his truck and she’s got her doll.I always wonder how long these friendships will last. I suppose all that’s important is [...]

monday summer pics

Ready to party   for ommi’s birthday we lit sandalwood incense to keep the mozzies at bay…and then we indulged in baked ricotta, special cheeses, roast lemon and garlic chicken, [...]

monday summer pics

Dressing up in dada’s clothes (hippie headband looks good on both my boys). growing up too fast. halfway through summer already. enjoying the daze and reminding myself when I complain of [...]

sweet success

I just spent some time in the garden. The sun is hot and the earth is abundant with worms and bugs – good bugs. A sign that our garden is thriving. I dug out a whole bowl of potatoes, [...]

monday summer pics

Trying to get a ‘good’ family Christmas photo. But did you know that toddlers wriggle? Alot. Then the batteries died. And so this is the best outtake. Which is the only appropriate [...]

the boy

since the haircut i can see a little boy. no more baby. and i have a much better idea of what he will look like when he gets older. aren’t little boys just the most adorable little things. [...]

fliss-inspired tree

So I’ve ditched the bah-humbug attitude and found myself a tree. I read fliss’ blog last night (how cute is her little art?!), looked out the window, spotted a lovely, rather dead [...]

monday summer pics

crinkled summer dresses and a grey day outside. perhaps a little how i feel. trying not to get overwhelmed by the Christmas frenzy. trying to stay grounded and calm and be grateful for what we [...]

summer pics

After days of sticky heat I’m relishing the grey and the wet – the beautiful fresh smell of rain is breezing through the window. A different kind of wet on the weekend though – [...]