date night

the restaurant: quaint and unpretentious the service: friendly. never pushy the food: decadent, mouth-watering, devoured with love and gratitude the conversation: funny the opportunity: greatly [...]

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 [...]

hello autumn

This morning i woke to the sound of rain and the comfort of the quilt pulled right up to my chin. Bliss in itself until I realised that Daniel didn’t have to go to work and I was treated to [...]

in the earth

The past week has been wet and cold and i’m liking it. It was too unusually warm for Spring so a quick return to late winter has been welcomed. In keeping with my deep-seeded desire to shop [...]

the way we shop

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now. probably as long as i’ve been thinking about changing the way i shop. because we have a pretty big shopping centre close to home, [...]

my days have been sweet

…with peek-a-boo, fruit bowl antics and the bliss of autumn sunshine. That last pic is my shadow and my dad’s new shed. He made it out of recycled materials. My favourite part is the [...]

it’s been lovely

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 [...]

day-to-day

He helps unpack the shopping, taking bites from the fresh fruit & veg as he goes. This makes me happy. Very happy. Cherries. Ripe, red cherries. Christmas indulgence. $6 for 1kg of yummy [...]