just a quick hello from the depths of many, many piles of tshirt scraps to let you know i will have a table at the squam art fair on june 9th, selling my skirts...it's open to the public and in ...
yindi has been dancing around the house all week singing "in the merry month of may! in the merry month of may!" which is now stuck on repeat in my mind! looking through my instagram pics, ...
when my nanny passed away, i kept a few of her handknitted cardigans, a couple of dresses (she had a distinct style!) and also found a few of grandad's flannel farm shirts in her drawers (bless ...
this is the backyard where i grew up playing, dreaming, reading atop rocks, building cubby houses, creating magical gardens and hideouts, chasing my brothers, being chased by my brothers, riding bike...
to all the lovely mamas who make this world a more loving and kind place, and to my own mother who taught me how to love with her gentle sweet example. love you mum!
the first time i saw the indian ocean on my trip to perth my heart literally stopped - i could not believe this magical, breathtaking scene right before my eyes! was it possible that i had actually f...
the kids and i stayed with my mum while we were in perth, in my childhood home - and were lucky to see kangaroos every day. they come out to graze in her paddock every morning and evening...but would...
hi folks, thanks for thinking of me. nothing dramatic has happened - i'm just incredibly LAME and haven't got my groove on to blog for the past month! has it really been a month?!! i'v...
our days here are whizzing by and we are cramming in as much fun, family and friends as possible! it's full on, but in the best way. the kids are soooo so happy being in the sunshine and with ...
when a rascally two year old boy is ring bearer, a wedding rehearsal is a must! getting banjo to walk the aisle (with a detour to an interesting looking log on the way) actually went smoother than pl...
(top to bottom: my dad, my brothers ollie, sam & toby, my almost-sis-in-law kezza, mick's dad aka "grumpy", mick's mum & nana, my lovely mum) may i make up for my lack of ...
(banjo + 'grumpy', my awesome father-in-law) the kids and i landed here in western australia last week! what a gift it is to be back, and so exciting too to see the land and the familiar ...
i'd love to do a 'house tour' of this lovely old farmhouse but that would mean organizing, cleaning, decorating and photographing. i get a little bit depressed when i read blogs with p...
what goes on in this kitchen of ours? well, a lot of messiness and a lot of living! our kitchen is small but has everything i need...and all banjo needs is a chair to drag over to the kitchen bench a...
remember when we went 'home' for the first time after moving away? it felt like it had been forever (actually only 18 months!) - i felt like a tree that hadn't been watered in years an...
phone theif! photo taker! i really have no idea how he managed to take a photobooth picture of himself but he did, and i found it on my phone and had a laugh. precious.
i have been getting outside every day this winter...i love the hear the snow crunching under my feet. we bundle up and out we go... of course it helps that this year is much warmer than last, and i h...
my dad (comedian that he is) snapped this while he was here. pretty much sums up my mornings! happy monday to you!
(also taken by my dad when i wasn't aware...although at least i was awake!) it just captures a perfectly true moment of my life with these people who i love soooo so intensely. i can imagine bei...
siiiigh! yes i do remember when life was more simple...less busy...and i miss it! but i also love the three little 'reasons' my life has become less simple - but i crave a slower pace and t...
as in, by ourselves, unaccompanied, just us, without any children! amazing - this never happens! in fact as we drove away i felt a *gulp* followed by awkward silence for several minutes as we process...
i like to smother these people of mine in love every day, not just valentines day! ivy was to make a valentine for everyone in her class (even the boys, hmpf) - so i finally tried out the ol 'me...
(i told you he likes to pull the fancy skating moves) we had a fun family afternoon on the frozen lake, wobbly-skating (we aren't natives to this place you know!), inspecting chunks of frozen ma...
"wanna ride blue bike, wanna ride BLUE BIKE" can be heard here many, many times a day. the boy loves his bike! he zooms around the house on it, and on days when we can get away without mitt...
these photos pretty much say it all don't they? barefeet, bright blue sky, sand, surf, palm trees and good good friends. on our last day in cali we met up with 'the other ivy' at the b...
i haven't been feeling much like posting here lately folks... ivy & i had our lovely getaway to southern california last weekend. it was such a sweet time together - getting to focus just on...
before the snow came last week, we had the crazy (ie crazy exciting for the kiddies, and crazy-scary for mumma) experience of ice-skating on the very lake we swam in during the summer! so weird to wa...
and he brought gifts! we've been enjoying the past few days with swervin' mervyn back in town...fresh from a hot aussie summer he was in for a bit of a shock with the cold! lucky for him - ...
i've been organising my studio room over the last few weeks (it was so bad! we moved in and i threw all the boxes in a corner then started madly sewing for my craft fairs so the whole room was a...
theres all sorts of penny pinching and saving going on here for the kids and i to head back to perth this year! in my layers of wool and uggboots all weekend i daydreamed of warm summers night picnic...
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