/ sometimes weeds really do make the prettiest bouquets / flowering chives, overgrown edges and a veggie garden that is overwhelmed with onion weed (what a nuisance that is!) / edible florals in [...]
We went down to the water in the early evening and while the big kids swam I sat Percy down and watched his toes curl and fists clench. He ate a fair bit of sand, his face grimacing with the [...]
I’ve always chosen to buy quality over quantity when it comes to toys. In my opinion, children are more likely to play when presented with a small collection of beautiful toys as opposed to [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: the happiest butterfly in the overgrown garden. Percy: little creases, little hands, sound asleep and [...]
/ a bouquet of Australian natives; eucalyptus, wax-flower, kangaroo paw…and the king protea (native to South Africa, not Australia) / mala beads hanging from the window lock / watermelon [...]
Take for instance my new full circle vegetable scrubbing brush* that I picked up on a whim whilst browsing the aisle of my local grocery store (the things you do when you have twenty minutes to [...]
Just this week Percy started commando crawling, he waved goodbye to Daniel and when I asked him for a kiss he pulled my face towards his and sucked my nose. Baby’s getting big. I was [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2015.” Poet: dandelion picking, tiara + cloche wearing dancing girl – ISO125, f2.8, 1/800. Percy: wearing the [...]
/ sometimes the embellishment on a present makes its way from basket to dollhouse to bed and back ’round again. / beautiful nature on the shoreline. / siblings in the sand (and tickled [...]
When I opened this space to sponsorship in mid-2012, Dragonfly Toys was one of my very first sponsors and they’ve been a mainstay on my sidebar ever since. The well-established business is [...]
This year December is looking frightfully busy: drama rehearsals and performances, ballet recitals and concerts (three!), end-of-year assemblies, a big editorial deadline and the general malarky [...]
When your child becomes your teacher don’t expect the lesson to be an easy one. We were halfway through the spring school holidays when I decided it was probably best to clean the table [...]
