My friend Jill and I visited Salt & Straw this morning. One of those places where the rumours are spreading about the amazing ice-cream they are producing. Incredible flavours are ma...
This weeks Corner View theme Fire comes from Francesca. We had a fun camping trip this past weekend at the coast (see post below with more photos). The campfire Friday evening didnt quite get going -...
This past weekend we had our first family camping trip. A whole stash of necessary camping gear was purchased in preparation (well we werent exactly going into the wilds!) - everything from ten...
This weeks CV theme is Up in the Sky. We had a little stroll downtown the other day, well a kind of detour to visit Voodoo Doughnut actually - I cannot resist the maple glazed ones! The sky wa...
Ruby went to a little friends 4th birthday party on Sunday afternoon. The theme was a Princess Dance Party at a Portland dance studio. Not a better theme to be had for this group of girls who a...
My son Luca has loved discovering, amongst all our packed up belongings, the stamp collections that the Huzz had as a child. Thousands of stamps from across the world that had been handed to hi...
When I worked in an office, I made sure I drank my 2 litres of water every day from the refillable bottle on my desk. Even if that meant standing at my desk just before home time knocking back ...
This weeks CV theme comes from Joyce - On the Ground or At My Feet. Sunday we spent another glorious day at one of our favourite beaches, Cannon Beach on the Pacific North West coast. ...
Thank you to my super kiddos and wonderful Huzz for a lovely Mothers Day. Singing, school made cards with all manor of declarations, pressies and then the kind of breakfast that fills you for the who...
A new book has arrived - a gift from the Huzz - Miette. Miette is a fabulous cake / pastry shop in San Francisco (which I havent visited) but it will sure to be on my list next time we visit. H...
A gorgeous sunny weekend is in store here. Temperatures have been rising all week. The plan is to hit the pool today and the beach tomorrow on Mothers Day - hooray! We decided to bu...
Welcome to this weeks CV theme of Mother from Joyce. Mothers Day is this Sunday here in the US. Im sure the kiddos will come home from school with something very creative that I will love and ...
Last week I broke one of my favourite pairs of sunglasses - a deep blue pair from Michael Kors. The air turned a darker shade of blue than the sunglasses when the arm snapped off I can tell you...
Pinterest Any plans for the weekend? The Huzz and Luca will be going to see the Avengers Assemble movie - with a few other dads and sons! Boys night out! Luca has his Saturday judo, and whilst ...
Im delighted to let you know that yesterday Nayati Moodliar was found and returned home safely to his parents. There were smiles, relief and tears of joy shared around the world.
Welcome to this weeks CV. Things that make me go Hmmm suggested by Heather. I was struggling to think of a view until I went out for a little window shopping this morning and spotted these shoe...
My kitchen cupboards are bursting at the seams with white crockery in them, but these gorgeous patterned bowls keep calling me back time and time again. These pretty colours and patterns are pe...
You may have heard about the terrible kidnapping of 12 year old Nayati Moodliar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday morning. He and his family are our friends from the Netherlands. T...
One thing I do miss about living in NL is the abundance of freshly cut flowers you can buy for very little cash at all the markets. I usually had two or three vases filled with my favourites ar...
Welcome to CV this week, with the theme of A Room with a View. We last week moved into our new home, so every view we have is new to us. When standing in the shower, there is a great far off v...
The past week has flown by in a blur. We moved into our wonderful new home and have daily been working through the towers of boxes and furniture wrapped and transported from the Netherlands. &n...
Tuesday evening dinner was a little chaotic here! Although we had planned to eat together as we do most evenings, and I had visions of serene(!) family dinner photographs for CV, all plans went...
Pinterest Surfing - something thats still on my bucket list. Should have taken lessons when we vacationed in Hawaii in that gorgeous warm ocean - unlike the freezing Pacific NW coast!! This summer Im...
(I did this!) Blog friends, Im having a little template problem with my right side bar (scroll down and take a look). Some dark lines have appeared - jutting out in to the right margin in the B...
This weeks CV theme is Eggs from Theresa. Love eggs. Scrambled, boiled, fried, poached yum! But of course this past weekend we had an over-indulgence of mini-chocolate eggs. First hunting...
We lucked out once again at the beach. Sunday morning chocolate egg hunt at home done, then we hit the road and headed over to the coast as we all love to do. We really do need to live by...
I was looking back through some photographs this morning and came across this one of Ruby taken exactly 3 years ago! You can see shes going to be a cheeky one right!
This wonderful song Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae came on the radio whilst I was driving today. I first heard it in 2006 (is it really that long ago) when we were living i...
Its been months since I contributed to Jane @ Spain Dailys Corner View project. And so much has happened in that time too. My previous Corner Views came from the Netherlands, bu...
How on earth did that happen? Spring break week has passed in a blur of activity. Ruby continued nursery 4 mornings, first swimming lesson and first playdate with a new school friend. &nb...
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