After ten weeks of adventuring, the boy and I arrived home last Monday. Ive been spending the last week getting used to the warm weather, the insects and our own bed again. I still want to keep posti...
On New Years day the boy and I flew to Switzerland. We stayed in Speiz, with some beautiful friends of ours who we were so excited to see and who spoilt us rotten while we were there. It was such a l...
We spent a few days after Christmas, by the sea, with the boys family. We had a lovely time and enjoyed the a quiet break after a busy few weeks. I love the photo I took of the boy and his mum... are...
--This post is from before Christmas--I knew little of this little country before I got on a train and headed there not long before Christmas. I spent three days there, discovering its charm and lear...
-- This post is from before christmas --From Brussels we took a day trip to Brugge. A beautiful little town that is the perfect place for an afternoon stroll, with lots of warm little shops and cafes...
(image above taken in Brugge, Belgium)Hello again.... How are you? Did you have a wonderful Christmas? And how about your New Year?Sorry its a belated greeting.I had a lovely Christmas, but not in th...
Before going to brussels we were given a great deal of negative feed back about the place. Dirty, ugly, boring were the words most commonly used to describe it. Some even explained that it wasnt wort...
The best thing about visiting Belgium?...waffles of course. That and meeting the regular cafe patrons.
In Stuttgart we visited a wonderful friend of mine and while we were there we saw snow. It was only a little... but it was magic. I love Europe in winter.
This beautiful city marked the half way point for my travels with my darling cousin Tess. We stayed in a gorgeous little apartment, strolled along a beautiful river, enjoyed the buskers along a gothi...
In Vienna we stopped by the Sacher Hotel to eat the famous Viennese cake that was first created in 1832. For me it was really interesting to read the history of this recipe that today has become a na...
In Vienna Zoo is the oldest zoo in the world, first open to the public in 1779. I loved it because it was just like going to a zoo in a picture book.
The boy and I are excited that it is now less than a month until he joins me on this trip. However we have been in contact lots and I was super excited and a just a little homesick when he sent me th...
On our way from Rome to Verona (about a five hour journey by train) we shared a cabin with a lovely young couple from Innsbruck who were returning home after a romantic weekend in Italy. They were su...
In the lead up to our trip to Europe Tess and I heard a lot about Venice. And its not surprising really as these days Venice is visited by on average 50,000 tourists, per day. So its busy and there a...
After the hustle and bustle of Rome we loved having a quiet few days in Verona. Of course we missed our boys in this romantic city. But we still had lots of fun including when Tess played the star-cr...
1. My cousins best friend and I had never met but we have heard so much about each other over the years that it felt just like catching up with family (Tess on the left, and her best friend on the ri...
This weekend my cousins best friend and her lovely fiancé met us in Romefor a little holiday. We had so much fun with them, walking around this amazing, ancient city. On the last day we made sure we ...
I have a very sweet friend at home who has told me many times that Paris is her favorite city. After walking around Paris for four beautiful autumn days, I am beginning to see why...
We arrived in Paris on Saturday afternoon and have had perfect weather ever since. We are staying in a delightful little suburb of Paris called Picpus, full of lovely old unit blocks and leafy street...
We left last night and after a few more hours in the air, we will be in Paris in time for afternoon tea. And we cant wait. xx
On Friday I set about to make a nanna-inspired jam and coconut slice, not unlike this one here. However I decided to try whipping the egg whites into a meringue style topping and adding freshly ...
Are you looking for a lovely gift for a little possum in your life?Well look who I found...Image via These cute, handmade creatures are not only completely adorable and one-of-a-kind but they ar...
Hello there...How are you?Since we spoke Spring has arrived in all its glory. I have been loving waking up early to a room full of sunlight and it honestly makes driving an hour to uni, seem som...
Hi lovelies,How was your weekend? I hope you have been enjoying this glorious August weather.The boy and I were lucky enough to head to the Hunter Valley for the wedding of a gorgeous couple fro...
I have been a university student for the past three and a half years next week I am about to start my very last semester. I have loved my time at university and I almost cannot believe it will b...
When I was choosing my SLR I was adamant that I only wanted one that would help me take beautiful photos and I wasnt interested in using it for video. However, I have recently been inspired by s...
www.amandamac.net Today is the anniversary of our wedding....It is two years today since I walked down the isle to meet my darling boy and we promised, with the LORD as our strength, to love eac...
Do you remember how I told you about my sister-in-law, the one who I made a wedding cake for... well that was about nine months ago.And... you guessed it now she and her l...
I have some exciting news, the gorgeous Amy from Oh My is in the process of creating me a lovely new page. It will be up and running shortly.However even more exciting is the fact that Amy and I have...
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