how to cure a head cold

Mid last week I woke with a razor blade throat and it pained me to swallow. I admit, I knew it was coming; I was run down, a little anxious about work and the sudden onset of winter was a bit of [...]

taking time to walk

It has been unseasonably warm this week; I’ve been wearing summer dresses and sandals and lifting my face to the sun. Despite a busy work schedule and four days of solo parenting I’ve [...]

scenes : in autumn

A floral frenzy! Anyone would think it was spring with all the colour and blooms bursting from gardens in our street. / these lilac flowers grow from tall stems and fall almost as soon as they [...]

autumn beach jaunts

seaside daisies / she does cranky well as she pulls on my new dress / I thought he’d be a bit tired of the camera – he isn’t  When the tourists have gone home and it’s [...]

indian summer

I bought a few of these light, cotton “hippy” tunics before we went to Bali last year and I’ve just discovered that they make the perfect sleepwear / a very rare but welcome day [...]

hello, autumn

  A snuggly package of autumn/winter layers from Nature Baby / love walking with her in the mornings Yesterday the humidity dissipated and cool, fresh air blew in. And just like that – [...]

slow summer mornings

Slow mornings – the best thing about school holidays. This summer there have been days when we’ve risen early, packed the car and headed straight to the beach. But sometimes we wake, [...]