Doing nothing. After a busy and joyous Christmas we have spent our days just lazing about. Which only makes me realise how important it is to be still and quiet for a while – because it [...]
…to each and every one of you who have read and left comments this year…thank you. I still feel excited when I read the words you leave in this space. I hope you all have a shiny, [...]
Perhaps there is no other time quite like Christmas to observe the season. And it’s opposite, on the other side of the world. I keep flicking through blogs and getting all caught up in the [...]
And so a pile of twigs, fallen from gum trees, became stars that hang so beautifully in our window. I like them, I do. All different sizes, the twigs joined with hemp cord, and hung with silver [...]
The sky has been grey, sometimes dark, the wind strong. It is so un-Spring-like that I am feeling a little cheated. I don’t suppose it helps when the little one is miserable with a fever [...]
The spring day lingers in the pools haiku by Issa Found in “today and today”Since Year 4 poetry class I have always loved haiku. The simple rhythm three lines can create. No rhyme, [...]
It’s hot, humid and sticky and the perfect day for lounging around on the day bed. Perhaps a little bit of beach time and some mango time too. Che is proving to be a determined and [...]
Snapshot taken this afternoon after one-year-old immunisations. He screamed, yes, there were tears, yes and then he clapped his hands and waved goodbye which had the nurse ooohhing and aaahing [...]
There is a mulberry tree in the same garden…we’re planning a picnic under its branches in January. Today we were happy with these pink blooms and the bright bright sunshine. Happy [...]
Very slowly, room-by-room I have Spring cleaned. I have aired and decluttered each space, packed winter clothes away and organised a council pick-up. I was expecting a lady in a green beret to [...]
Gratitude today for the colour and light of Spring – so vivid, so bright. We love reading Spring is Here … it’s so nice to look at the beautiful pictures and watch the seasons [...]
I think I’ve realised how fun a one-year-old can be. How interested and engaged and excited my little boy is. Giddy in Spring sunshine we played and went exploring. He’s so content to [...]
