At the end of May I was getting my daily fix over at Chantelle's blog Fat Mum Slim and liked the look of a little photography challenge she was putting out for June. It's simple - each day you have a subject - you take it - post it. I have been posting on Instagram which I love, love LOVE. I love … [Read more...]

For the past week or so Daisy has been getting teary saying how she misses "Camperdown" which was where we lived in our teeny tiny terrace in Sydney. Of course this makes no sense to me as I most definitely do not miss Camperdown. I don't miss one thing about it. Not a single thing. Sure it has … [Read more...]

Thank goodness for the week. If it wasn't for those stretch of seemingly endless 5 days between Monday and Friday I would be the size of a house. You see, as soon as Friday afternoon comes around a switch turns on and I seem to eat and drink, and then drink and eat. It usually starts with cheese and … [Read more...]

You know what I discovered this week? That if a gal is to have a Godfather, then the very best kind of Godfather to have is a gay one. With fabulous taste. And money to spend on his Goddaughter when travelling to Florence with his partner.Harper's Godfather (to be...when we finally get around to … [Read more...]

This week has not been my finest. I have been slumped in a bad mood, bored, suffered from cabin fever and not enough sleep, a sick(ish) toddler and all round cranky and frumpy and moody and jumpy. Now if there are any doctors out there can you explain to me why it is that each and every single time … [Read more...]

All this dreary schmeary weather - luckily we have the interwebs to distract ourselves isn't it? Here are a few things I have found that are on my wish list:: Gallop LifestyleThis is a great little online shop full of fabulous bits & pieces. I think I stumbled across them through Babyology of all … [Read more...]

These past 24 hours:I have watched rain, serious pouring down rain come down and down and then down again.Dealt with the crushing blow (OK not quite) that saw me miss out on the Top 5 of the Kidspot bloggers. I'm Ok with it, really I am, but I still really, really, really thought I might make it. … [Read more...]

Saturday morningRunning aroundChopping woodGetting splintersSetting firesStacking pilesSweeping leavesCooking casserolesFlowers in vasesGuests calling to tell us they weren't comingSaturday afternoonA trip to the pub regardlessPlaying in afternoon sunshineSoaking up the wintery vistasSaturday … [Read more...]

This morning I was out the door before 8am, managed to scrape the ice from the windscreen and get to a local Farmers and Flea markets. It was all of 1 degree when I got there but I managed to pick up a few bits for our visitors arriving from Sydney later today.There is something special about … [Read more...]

This afternoon I had a hair appointment which I had to cancel because Rob is out working on a last minute job so I have no one to mind the kids. This shouldn't be such a big deal, because it isn't....but...I haven't had it done in almost 12 weeks! For a platinum blonde like myself, this is … [Read more...]

: I am feeling refreshed after an uninterrupted nights sleep. Honestly, when you have small people, is there anything better? They are like little precious jewels to savour. I am most definitely savouring it.: I am watching play-doh creations on the table right next to me.: I am admiring new artwork … [Read more...]

This morning was our first day back at Preschool in over 2 weeks! I was a little, shall we say, excited, and Daisy was pretty pumped too. Adults aren't much fun - especially of the cranky Mum kind who has been dealing with 4 days of constant poo from Harper. I think she has Bali Belly. In any case, … [Read more...]

10 years. It can seem a lifetime and it can seem like just the other week. 10 years ago yesterday a part of my world changed. Like *that*. Like you always read, or hear of, or experience yourself. A single phone call on a very ordinary afternoon. I was sitting at my desk at work busily working away … [Read more...]

I am constantly amazed by technology. If it's the fact I can email some pictures of us on holiday and my Mum can whack out her Ipad on the kitchen bench and show the girls all within a few minutes, or answering my phone through my car, I think it's amazing what we have available to us now. As a kid … [Read more...]

: It's windy here today. Really windy. And it's making me a little, well, something. Crazy? Anxious? Cranky? Tired? Wound up? All of the above? I have a million things to start and don't have the energy to start one. I have a headache from not having a coffee yet today and no matter no many cups of … [Read more...]

Can you believe it? They survived! Princess and Bruce made it on nothing but murky water and air for 9 whole days.It was SO good to see the girls. And be home. And put a load of washing on (yes really) and put the fire on and go to bed at 7.30pm (yes really) and just be back to some normal. This … [Read more...]

INT. HOTEL ROOM - MORNINGThe hotel room is typical 5 - star. A king sized bed dominates one end of the room. A well appointed lounge room opens to a wide balcony with views beyond to the ocean. The sheets are wrapped messily around two forms. These are BETH (33, very good looking mother of 2 and … [Read more...]