I cannot believe Freya is one! Where has that year gone?!? We celebrated her birthday on the 19th of May and had a lovely “Ladybug Picnic Party”. Can I just say this little girl is going ...
I have a longstanding love affair with all things letterpress and a couple of years ago, I did a lot of research to find letterpress printers here in New Zealand. I discovered there are not many̷...
How had I never heard of the sock bun before now?!?!?!check it on on Pinterest y’all! A humble sock can transform your sad anemic buns into big beautiful buns! In my case, I used a pair of fles...
I mean what is not to like about this collaboration?!!??? I have been a long time fan of Ilse Crawford’s work (I have a whole folder on Pinterest devoted to her, so that’s saying somethin...
Albeit a bit late….we had such a glorious weekend of weather that I wasn’t about to stay inside to get online. One can always rely on Martha for a crafty and pretty Easter project (see b...
Since we have had a slew of birthdays, we have had to relax Magnus’s diet a bit. So here are a few ice cream shots! I couldn’t pry the cone out of Freya’s hands! I am so out of...
Whew! What a week! Last week was madness between celebrating our wedding anniversary (11 years eek!), my birthday and then a slew of birthdays including Magnus’s, we are all a bit pooped! Ma...
Nathan Ripperger has turned some of the things he says into posters and man are they funny. I had to laugh as I can so relate to the most random things coming out of my mouth whilst with the kids! H...
I now get what all the fuss is about….I am loving Downton Abbey! Hubby and I lie in bed every night watching an episode (we are 2nd season, episode 4 so no spoiler alerts please!). Sadly, it se...
Ok, so I won’t go in to great detail but poor Magnus has a raft of ailments at the moment….so we are trying to get a handle on them one at a time without resorting to an arsenal of hideou...
I know Downtown Abbey has been out for a while..but I have finally downloaded the first season and plan on getting caught up on what all the fuss is about…..
I have desperately been trying to play catch up on all my blogs after the holiday madness. This is no mean feat as I am sure you have all been sucked down that vortex before (the number of windows op...
Before we went away to the States, I ordered this set of DVD’s for the kids called “Miniscule” created by Thomas Szabo and Helene Giraud. This charming French series of little vign...
Sorry for the radio silence but with all the Christmas mayhem and going to the States to visit family..my poor blog was left in the gutter. I won’t go into great detail, but all in all it was p...
Since my children have been playing up with waking multiple times at night, tantrums etc… I have had little to no time to surf the internets. Last night I spent 4 hours (!) catching up on my b...
As things have been beyond stressful around here, I have been trying to spend a bit more one on one time with Magnus as I think perhaps he misses the time we used to have together….so I enliste...
I have to apologize again for my lack of posts. It has been a rough few weeks around here and I have had to refer back to my trusty “Buddhism for Mothers” (see this post). Magnus has fi...
What a misnomer that is! The lack of posting has been to lack of sleep around these parts….Freya has decided to get up every morning at 4:19 am and Magnus has been waking thru the night wantin...
I loved Joanna’s post here about taking babies out in all kinds of weather. It especially rang true today as I was walking with Magnus and Freya to grab a coffee and fluffy (definition: warm m...
We are back from Fiji and had a great time! Anyone who knows me, knows this is not usually the type of holiday I like to go on. I am not big into laying by the pool doing nothing. I like going to c...
I know I am usually the one touting the benefits of online shopping (I spend many hours at home with 2 small children remember). The thought of entering a shop with 2 said children fills me with dre...
Bobo Choses is a seriously chic brand of kids clothes from Barcelona….I ordered a few things for Freya online in the summer sales and I would totally wear most of the things they design for kid...
Daffodil Day is today (August 26th) which raises money and awareness around cancer. I lost my Dad to Melanoma a few years ago and not a day goes by where I don’t think about him. I recently he...
I am sure this is all old news to the fashion people out there, but I am really loving the whole hodge podge of stacked bracelets trend that I have been seeing on the fashion blogs and a dash of colo...
I can’t believe Freya is already 3 months old! Time flies with the second bubba for sure! Here is photo my little girl and a few photos of Mister Magoo from the weekend…
Seriously, how sweet is this dress made entirely out of Parisian maps?! Anne Wilson crafts these gorgeous dresses and handbags (and the odd blazer) out of European city maps. I got this one for Frey...
LemLem’s pieces are divine! I bought one of their scarves last year and I love it! So, I am going back for more…..I just ordered the Elsa smock shirt for our upcoming holiday. I think ...
I am booked to get my hair done tomorrow and organizing it has been like a military operation…my poor hubby has to come to the hairdressers so I can breastfeed and then cruise around with the l...
I like to think that I am fairly computer savvy (I am over 35 so to most 20 somethings I am already a dinosaur), but I didn’t even realize my blog had been mentioned on Cup of Jo’s blog u...
The sales are on and as I am no longer on a pregnancy hiatus, I can indulge in some clothing and shoe purchases! My greatest scores? A gorgeous Celine Breton green striped dress with leather shoulde...
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