orange

Different shades of orange coloured my day…this rainy winters day. Mandarins from the local farm, vintage linen from the op shop, pumpkin soup for lunch and a cute little munchkin caught in [...]

i am an airplane

This face has been a pretty common one for the last week. A terrible cold made its way into our home and poor Baby C got it. Last Saturday morning I was, for the first time, walking around the [...]

home makes me happy

I think it’s wonderful that our kitchen has a hot pink pin board on the wall. Daniel created this beautiful collage last week…including pictures of me 12, 34, 40 weeks pregnant, [...]

musing

One of the most amazing things that Che has taught me is that it is perfectly OK to daydream. To spend at least ten minutes dreaming while twidling your thumbs. I am a daydreamer, a [...]

birthday kisses

Look at Chéby sitting up so nicely and leaning towards me, ready to share birthday kisses. He has been a little bit of a monster the last few days. Everyone told me that his sleep patterns may [...]

24

Yesterday was my 24th birthday and, as always, Daniel gave me the most amazing gift. This photo was taken by a friend of ours at Ché’s Naming Day in January. It is now hanging on our wall [...]

earth hour

I had some fresh coriander sitting lonesome in a vase on the windowsill today so I thought it would be best to cook a yummy tikka masala for dinner – sprinkled with coriander and yogurt, [...]

sort out the planet

Baby Ché began his day playing on his new floor mats and contemplating the day ahead. “Hmmmm, what will today bring?” he muses. Playing at the beach? Hanging out with Mama? A long [...]