Oh hi there! Thanks for stopping by via Maxabella's page I hope you'll find yourselves comfortable while you're here. It's warm - the fire has been on for hours - because I know for some of you that aren't used to the cold that it can be a bit of a shock when you get here. I got some fresh flowers … [Read more...]

Dear Interwebs,We arrived here at the cabin on Tuesday mid morning after a quick trip. We were all so excited because it started to snow, but that didn't last long and the snow turned to sleet, which turned to drizzly rain and that drizzle has since turned into constant, pouring down rain. It's … [Read more...]

Earlier this year Rob and I checked out a show that was on at a fabulous Art Gallery not too far from here and fell in love, serious love, with the paintings of Jasper Knight. We didn't get anything at the time, but for the past 6 months or so we kept talking about the paintings and inevitably ended … [Read more...]

I will never stop having my butt kicked by my children. You think after almost 5 years in the business I would know a few things {which I guess that I do} but I am always surprised at the ways in which I am still clueless.Rob is in charge of putting the baby to bed. Night after night he does it, no … [Read more...]

Rob has always done a lot of cooking since we have been together. He loves to cook as much as I love to eat and is always willing to try news things. Since we moved down here and a few nights of the week Rob is working from out the back he has the luxury of eating with us - even if it is at about … [Read more...]

I have been pondering over the past week about this time of the year. I knew that it must have been about this time last year that we made some pretty big changes to our life. This morning I trawled through my blog and relived it all over again. What a time!I remember the first weekend of July was … [Read more...]

This morning I finally got around to setting up a Facebook page for the Blog. I haven't wanted to do this for the longest time and for various reasons. I didn't need another medium of which to ignore my children, I find the noise of blog pages too well, noisy, on my own Facebook page feed because … [Read more...]

As soon as I posted about the new lamp the other day and the helpful suggestions started rolling in I had a 'lightbulb of course' moment and ran down to my bedroom straight away. OF COURSE! For our engagement we were given these beautiful glass bottles from a dear friend of mine and they have always … [Read more...]

Today I was reading my favourite blogs - first port of call the famous Mrs Woog. Her post struck some chords with me - what do women really look like after they have given birth? I have seen plenty of shots of people of Facebook, post baby, MASCARA on, looking fabulous! Because you do! Don't you? … [Read more...]

Earlier in the week I was on the phone to my Mum, chatting normally, talking about the next time we would see each other. She has a busy few weeks away coming up so it meant we would probably catch up in a month's time. One minute I was fine, talking about how Rob was going away for all of this week … [Read more...]

Alternatively called:Ways in which I am turning into my mother orWays in which I am now middle aged and boring1. This morning I took 2 children (other than my own) to the movies to see Mr Poppers Penguins. To anyone there I would have looked like a mother, with kids, in school holidays. Standard. It … [Read more...]

For the past few weeks I have been searching for the lamp to go on my new sideboard. The stand in one (which you can see in that post) that I had wasn't quite right (in my humble opinion) because of the heavy wooden base. The height was right though because I could balance something else next to it, … [Read more...]

1. I pick a fight with my husband 12 minutes into a 7 hour car trip home about something silly and stupid which lead to silence between us for 3 HOURS! 3! Of course the children still made noise, and demands and cried and fought and I refereed all that shenanigans, BUT 3 hours.2. I tweeted the … [Read more...]

We're heading home this morning. I am in denial about the trip but hopeful that it will be better than when we came up. It has to be. And it will be. Although we have a few more km's added seeing as we are going all the way home. And BY GOD there better power on when we get home from the road trip. … [Read more...]

The neighbours here are proper farmers. They have been a huge help to Rob's Dad and step mum since they have built their house 6 years ago and are genuinely some of the nicest people I have ever met. Ever. They are just delightful. Each time we come to the farm we usually catch up for morning tea, … [Read more...]

Afternoons aren't bad either. A chance to explore some more, especially with 2 little dog friends who think it's all just as interesting as a 4 and 1.5 year old does. … [Read more...]

The mornings here are my favourite. As the sun rises it hits the grass laying down paths of golden light across the lawn and garden. The colours are rich and dark.If you look down to the river you can see the mist rising over the water disappearing into the cool morning air.Every corner of the house … [Read more...]

The late afternoon saw the house empty, the girls bored, hungry AND tired and me feeling a little tetchy. So like we always do round here, we got in the truck and went for a drive.Instantly I felt better. Well I got behind the wheel of a Ute firstly and that always makes a gal feel a little tougher. … [Read more...]

Number of kilometres driven: 450Number of hours travel time: 5.5Number of stops: 1Number of hours Harper cried NON STOP for: 1.5Number of times we pulled over on the freeway: 3Number of times Daisy told me we should never have had Harper: 6Number of lolly pops consumed: 2Number of Freddo Frogs … [Read more...]