We are creeping towards the finishing line and we aren’t doing it gracefully. I pulled up to Che’s school gate this morning a good five minutes late, expecting to be the only mum [...]
As soon as we got home this afternoon I announced we were going to the beach. Granted, it would have been easier to stay at home and move through the daily routine of homework, dinner prep and [...]
We’re on the cusp of the giving season where social calendars are heaving and motivation may be dwindling. Am I the only one that finds this time of year a little challenging? The diary is [...]
We’re heading to the tropics on the weekend and I’m taking all manner of medicinal treatments. Some may consider the size of my medicine kit to be a little on the hypochondriac size [...]
I’ve been out the door before 7am for the past week – Percy pyjama-clad in his pram, me walking and thinking and sweating. It makes for productive and creative days. We’re in [...]
/ wandering through Popa’s garden in a delightful little outfit from Sweet Jane Petite. / whiling away rainy afternoons with puzzles. / the cheekiest, grubbiest little baby. / milky tea, [...]
/ willow and pink on my morning walk / decorations collected over the years, now hanging on the tree (that is looking a little worse for wear thanks to humidity and heat) / she’s been [...]
/ I go on about socks in winter but come summer I’m vigilant about hats. This lovely one arrived in the mail from Acorn Kids. / the Christmas Bush has bloomed red; the festive season is [...]
/ golden yellow and attracting all the bees / early morning peek-a-boo / through the fence / more is more, apparently / my guess is that totally wonderful miss plumberry is a steiner teacher [...]
/ oh this baby. He really is so very happy. Sweet tee sent across the seas from the bee and the fox. / the prettiest of blues in the Montessori community garden / that is not the shoe [...]
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 [...]
The swimming season has officially begun – this past weekend was hot enough to dive right in. It’s cooled off now but for four days in a row we launched straight into iceblocks and [...]
