The ladies bring a single stem to our CWA meetings every month and we all vote on our favourite. This month I voted for the poppy, I just c...

We went to a Sunday morning market in a town halfway between our town and where my sister lives. I agonised over buying another old sewing ...

I had to think to remember what we did last weekend. I remember Saturday from this gorgeous photo. We walked to the sports oval for the c...

Charlie and I were invited out to a local farm to see a beautiful wisteria in bloom. Such a charming garden and farm house. It is lovely to...

Charlie and I went to a friendship lunch with the CWA ladies the other week. What can I say, those ladies know how to put on a spread...

Charlie's first birthday party has come and gone. I think people enjoyed themselves, but I was too busy to enjoy it with them. I'm ...

As Charlie is on the cusp of turning one I finished his birth story. I wish I had written this sooner, when it was fresh in my mind. Brace ...

bit and pieces of August :: pruning many rose bushes :: first steps :: finding a rhythm to our day :: starting to take care of myself ...

We celebrated the Mr's birthday and our new home has now been warmed by wonderful friends.  It is still rather chilly here in the even...

Yesterday was our monthly meeting for the CWA. Next time I need to sit where I can read the motto to recite it (though I'm sure I'...

A trip to Perth to meet a little man who's birth was a healing experience, and have lunch with a friend who's birthday in four da...

Saturday was that glorious kind of warm perfect day that I wish we could have more of between the cold of winter and the blistering heat o...

was a month of :: unpacking and settling in :: making new friends :: visits and visiting :: party planning :: lots of trips by pram ...

Inspired by baby food. Generally consisting of... 2 bananas, 2 apples, 2 pears, and 2 good handfuls of spinach. Yum! this one has a small ha...

Only having sent out the last of my baby thankyous last week, I am licking and sticking the envelopes to send out the invites for wee man...

Here is a collection of things I would much rather spend $700 on rather than my 'WTF' how did that happen?!! phone bill. Hang it ...

We're more than halfway through July and I'm posting my June mosaic. June was :: a month of panic :: knowing we had a short num...

Camping plans were scrapped due to a rainy weekend forecast, so we had our first overnight guests instead. Our guests were forced to endure...

Well we've sucked it and seen.... and we love it! The move went as well as we could have hoped and we are pretty settled in the new pl...

{new house}   {fig tree!! :)}   On Sunday we signed a lease!! After months of waiting we have found (and secured) a place to live in our new...