In preparation for baby’s arrival I’ve been searching out organic, mama-made and ethically produced products. Indeed, the baby world is swamped with the opposite – polyester, [...]
I’ve always had a soft spot for stripes. Classic, stylish, nautical, wide, thin, haphazard, multi-coloured…they always make me smile. I started the baby’s blanket in the first [...]
I’m loving all the comments coming through on the keepsakes post. It’s a beautiful insight into your family cooking heirlooms, everything from breakfast to dinner, sweet & [...]
…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, [...]
It was so long ago that i held each ball of yarn in my hands, knowing that one day it would be finished. And it is, just in time for our spring-almost-summer. So my timing wasn’t ideal but [...]
They really do shine. I truly believe in the rule of wishing. Telling yourself that you’ll find that item you most want. However, if you go into an op-shop looking for it, you won’t [...]
Such a long and very unintentional absence from this space. it’s just that it’s been cold. and wet. and i know, i know our winters are rather bearable compared to those in North [...]
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 [...]