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please don’t ask me whether The Luminaries is a good read; I can only comment on the first five pages / a money tree because I figure that a token of abundance is a good omen to wake up to [...]

“A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.” Poet: despite being vivacious around us, she definitely holds back when she is surrounded by new people.    All these [...]

when home feels too small, we venture outside and look up and out There is no denying that simplicity is the aesthetic du jour. White walls and indoor plants are just as fashionable as stripping [...]

this is a sponsored post / I’m wearing linen hanky dress  / photos: Luisa Brimble Fabrik just launched its new spring collection and the linen hanky dress is my favourite piece. I adore [...]

my flat-leaf parsley and chives are thriving on the front step….and I’ve been adding them to most of our evening meals. Since Poet started pre-school in mid-July we have been plagued [...]

When you clean out your children’s wardrobes you’ll find that your penchant for minimalism must compete with nostalgia. It’s a time consuming process because whether you like it [...]

“A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.” Poet: whilst visiting our neighbour’s garden she ran around and around, picking her fair share of flowers. This is [...]

The school holidays have officially begun and we celebrated with fresh-out-of-the-oven banana bread. I’m trying not to think about the fact that there’s only one school term left and [...]

I’ve fallen for the dawn. If you’re a long time reader, you know how much I adore a nourishing bedtime – tea, candles, bath, bed – but up until now, the early morning [...]

The more babies I have, the more profound my fears are. Ignorance may be bliss and knowledge may be power but there’s a murky in-between – the more you know, the more you fear. I [...]

When in doubt, ask yourself: if I was moving house tomorrow, would I pack this? It’s a ruthless tactic, yes, but it’s quite practical for those who get caught up in sentimentality and [...]

“A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.” Poet: this look is a common one of late; contemplation and frustration mixed with a split-second of daydreaming [...]