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Grace's birthday party on the weekend was a lovely, small celebration. No stress and no fuss but fun-filled and happy nonetheless. A few weeks back, I sat down with my big girl to discuss her cake....
"A portrait of my children, once a week every week in 2013" Grace: The birthday girl at her party. Four candles for our big four year old. Sophie: Five weeks ago, it was all about the sailor's hat....
Today is our sweet Grace's fourth birthday. Waking with the sun, we sat by the warmth of our fireplace and showered her with cuddles, presents and birthday wishes. Us three girls enjoyed morning...
I've struggled to write or to drag out the camera this week. Falling back into our normal rhythm after such a long period of living in a holiday-like existence has thrown me out completely....
The lovely Mango Frooty print I shared with you all a few weeks back has since been ordered and framed and is now sitting in our bedroom waiting to be put up, as soon as I decide which wall is...
"A portrait of my children, once a week every week in 2013" Sophie: Windswept hair, running free in the salty sea breeze at Margaret River... loving not being confined to a car seat or stroller...
With the days passing by and Paul's and Grace's holidays coming to an end, on Monday we decided to take off on one last family holiday, this time journeying just under three hours south to...
"A portrait of my children, once a week every week in 2013" Grace: Such a sweet, gentle character... Sophie: Her face says it all - terrified of most animals at the Animal Farm… Joining in with...
As Paul’s wonderful stretch of long service leave enters its final weeks and as the school holidays slip away, I’m finding myself desperate to make the most of every last minute of precious family...
"A portrait of my children, once a week every week in 2013" Sophie: Such a cheeky little monkey, her mischievous grin a common expression. Grace: Finally on holidays after her first term of...
Any progress in our house when it comes to decorating or renovating is always painfully slow. Firstly, I am the world's biggest procrastinator and my perfectionist tendencies often work against me...
Sweet hearts by Paulova Ceramics In the early hours of this morning, I woke up to rain falling softly outside my window, just as I did on the sixteenth of April eight years ago on the day Paul and...
"A portrait of my children, once a week every week in 2013" Sophie: It's been all about 'that hat' this week, a sailor's cap given to Paul as a joke one birthday which has now been added to the...
"A portrait of my children, once a week every week in 2013" Grace: Practising fishing off the verandah with the rod she spent a portion of her money box savings on... eager to catch her first real...
Sometimes as a Mum, you make decisions not based on any specific reasoning, parenting philosophies or age-old wisdom, but solely upon what can only be described as a ‘mother’s instinct’ – that...
"A portrait of my children, one a week every week in 2013" Grace: All set for the kindy Easter bonnet parade. I made sure she crafted her hat by herself - I just made a few suggestions, gave her a...
Going away on holidays with little ones always feels like such a big effort... so much to pack, to have to anticipate and to organize, even for a simple three day sojourn. I find myself making list...
"A portrait of my children once a week, every week in 2013" Last Wednesday, the girls and I spent the loveliest of mornings at our beloved spot by the river. The water was ever so calm, the sky...
Having Paul home on long service leave has already been SO good. Small projects have been worked on around the house. Ikea furniture has been assembled (yes, I finally have a new desk). I've been...
Image above by Everingham & Watson I've been finding myself drawn to homewares with an Australiana twist over the past few weeks. Gum leaves and blossoms, sprigs of wattle and anything in hues...
"A portrait of my children once a week, every week in 2013" Grace: My poor girl was struck down with a tummy bug at almost exactly the same hour as her Mama on Thursday night. Since then, she and I...
This morning, as I popped down to Fremantle, I drove along soaking in all the beauty of a sunny autumn sky, mentally taking notes about what I was planning to post today. Instead, I've returned...
"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2013" Sophie: Things were a little too quiet for my liking on Friday morning. Certain Sophie was up to no good, I went to investigate....
Sweet banner above available from Tucke & Bonte on Etsy Yesterday, we had a day of birthday celebrations for me, or more accurately, an 'un-birthday'. Today is my actual birthday, but seeing as...
"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2013" Grace: Playing dress ups with my high heels... "Hi everyone, I'm Mummy," she announced as she came clip-clopping down the hallway in...
My birthday is only five days away, and so a bit of self-reflection has been going on in my head lately. About a month ago, as I sifted through the contents of the keepsake boxes hidden away at the...
The weekend just gone was uncharacteristically busy for us, a rather jam-packed one with two birthday parties for two special little cousins to attend. Saturdays and Sundays are usually fairly low...
"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2013" Grace: So many snapshots taken to get this one I loved. My happy, fun-loving girl with a mop of wild curls just like mine Sophie:...
I like beginning the year with a good tidy and cull, starting things fresh with a relatively organised space and good habits that keep our home life running that little bit smoother as the weeks...
A few homely snippets from these parts today… Over the past few weeks, as part of my night-time wind-down ritual, I've been reading a chapter or two from my current book of the moment 'The...
...and teal, robin's egg blue, aqua, sky blue, seafoam green, ocean blue
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