holidays

I still have work to do before I’m officially on holidays but yesterday morning we woke and basked in the promise of six weeks without school. Come midday the word “bored” was [...]

dreaming of summer

Sleepless from Daniel Grey on Vimeo. This footage was shot in early January. We had just discovered that Daniel would be overseas for 13 weeks and we went to the beach most days to escape the [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

summer : farewell

Oh summer, you’ve been exceptional. Last year as we wandered into autumn we kind of felt like we’d been cheated. We’d had a wet, cool summer and there just weren’t enough [...]

summer : rhythm

Six weeks ago we fell into a beautiful summer rhythm and I don’t want to let it go. It began one morning in mid-December. I got up early with Poet and she stayed by my side as I boiled the [...]

summer : in brooklyn

photos by luisa brimble Brooklyn is a little fishing town just north of Sydney, well-known for its oyster farms and river views. Whilst the marina, the local pub, the second-hand bookstore, and [...]

repetition

I have completely lost track of time as we wander to and fro, in and out of sun-soaked days (we’ve been reading Sendak). This morning I woke early to a tap on the arm from Che. He wanted so [...]

good intentions

We were at the beach early on New Years Day, welcoming 2013 with its glorious blue sky. I like the fresh start of a new year, its newness and possibilities. I’ve been thinking about [...]