A few weeks ago Daniel and I noticed, at almost exactly the same moment, that Poet couldn’t hear us very well. We’d been at her specialist only a few weeks previous and at that [...]
This past weekend I did my tax. I’ve never been this organised before but thanks to Daniel’s encouragement I set aside a few hours to add up invoices and create a spreadsheet of my [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2016.” Poet: We are most definitely in the ‘dress-up’ stage (outfit found at the op-shop, doctor’s [...]
Che and Poet have just come home from a mini-break with my parents. Once a year they visit a little seaside town a few hours north and stay in the very same holiday park I visited as a kid. It [...]
One of the things our new house has in abundance is storage – even in the kitchen. My pantry is a room unto itself with floor to ceiling shelves and a sliding door. It’s a great place [...]
As this blog celebrates its eighth birthday I’ve succumbed to the fact that I really need to make it a bit more practical. I’ve come this fair without concerning myself too much with [...]
When Che first started Montessori in 2010, we were introduced to the magic that is an apple corer. Who knew that a rather medieval looking kitchen appliance could spark such interest! Years later [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2016.” Poet: dressing up whenever she can (ISO400, f2.8, 1/400) Percy: he has the saddest “sad” face [...]
Photo above: Percy is eating from his Mess Kit, kindly sent from long-time blog reader, Emma This post started with a phone call to Bron, my editor over at Mumtastic. We were chatting about [...]
In our Pinterest world of pretty pictures and perfected details it’s easy to feel defeated when it comes to children’s crafts and activities. It’s even easier to focus on the [...]
“A portrait of my youngest children, once a week, every week, in 2016.” Poet: I think I remember that the months leading up to 5 can be a little challenging. I hope [...]
“How can we rest in the stark stillness of the season without grasping for a plan or rushing on to the next big thing?” – The Way of the Happy Woman My fondest winter was [...]
