’round here

It’s so hard for me to grasp how quickly the weeks are flying by. In the next few days I’m heading into the third trimester and to celebrate, I’m nesting like mad. Daniel [...]

to the lighthouse

On Sunday, in luminous autumn sunshine, we ventured north to the lighthouse and explored the rock pools. Che threw rocks into the water for a while, then hitched up his pants and paddled before [...]

cloudy sprinkles

A few months ago we took a leap of faith. Daniel had been contracting with a local business for a few years and while the regular money each week was nice, the other bits weren’t so. We [...]

so far

this autumn there have been paper wrapped pears and sunny afternoons imbued with inspiring reads. I have been tapping away at the keyboard for days on end, grateful for the incredible support of [...]

and the winner is

Life has been brimming with busyness and while I have had every intention of coming into this space there has always been something else that’s more important. For now I’m focusing on [...]

whirr

At playgroup this morning all of us mums were commenting on the sense of urgency that seems to be creeping into out lives right now. We’re all feeling the rush of festivities a little early [...]

spring fair

Sunday was spring in all her glory – blue cloudless skies and warm, bright, white sunshine. We wandered down the road to the local school and spent a few hours at the fair; rides, good [...]

grey

A grey long weekend with heavy rain at night and pockets of sunshine in the day. The beach-side Farmer’s Market on Sunday morning was brimming with umbrellas, gumboots and French market [...]

like bees

…busy we are. It seems that everything is speeding up and it’s easy to get in a whirlwind. We travel north next week for a little Spring break and I’ve got stories to write, [...]

that time again

Just like last year we wandered to the garden tended so carefully by its owner, where fressias and poppies catch the early-Spring winds and beg to be caught by little hands. And of course, in [...]

blossom

Life has been busy and while I had good intentions of writing here I just haven’t arrived to Number 56 on my to-do list. Actually now that I’m writing I suppose I skipped quite a few [...]